History
Current StatusBottled Start Date13 December 2005
Honey1 gallon Acid Blend6 tbs
Tannin6 tsp Yeast Nutrient10 tsp
Sugar2.5 cups Initial Gravity1.088
Brix21.5 Potential Alcohol12
YeastRed Star Premi�r Cuv�e First Racking Date22 December 2005
Specific Gravity1.042 Oak2oz, toasted Hungarian
Second Racking Date16 January 2006 Specific Gravity1.001
Description
A traditional dry mead made from Keith's honey attempting to be more like a wine.
Discussion

A standard, traditional mead. I used 2 2-liters of honey from Keith. It had a good amount of sugar but I decided to add more. I'm targeting a more wine-like style here so I pushed the potential alcohol up a little using white sugar. I added extra grape tannins to hopefully give it more body. I am going for a 75°F fermentation temperature.

It looks like the primary fermentation ran at about 70°F so it went slower than expected. I'll try to pump up the temperature for the secondary fermentation.

Secondary fermentation went well. I let it go a long time. It needed a few weeks. It is still very cloudy.