I just made a mead, ask me anything!

[Superfly]

I just put a new mead together...here are the ingredients:

24 pounds of Guajillo Honey from Tejas
A strong tea made from 4oz of heather tips and a whole box of lemongrass green tea
Water to 6 gallons, plus Fermax, acid blend.
Aerated for about 30 minutes using a stone and pitched a large, 1 liter starter

OG is 1.135 which gives me a potential alcohol of 18%...lucky I pitched a yeast that craps out at 14-15% ABW

Wassail!

Brian

PS This is my first ask me anything thread....I feel kind of funny in a weird sort of way.

[KCDem]

1. ooh, that sounds awesome!

My husband just recently bottled his first truly good crop of mead. Most of them have tasted too yeasty and/or sweet to me.

Expect a PM from TXLib later. He needs to talk to you! ;)

[Superfly]

2. My wife likes them sweet and I like

them strong, so the meads I make are both!

I've been doing this for about a decade and am on the verge of going commercial...just need the dough...

Wassail!

Brian

[MUAD_DIB]

3. What's the choice fermenting time on that?

[Superfly]

4. Depends Mr. Dune

I usually give it about 2 months in the primary, that's when the yeast dies.

I then fine it and rack them to other fermenters to age up to 2 years.

[corarose]

5. Can I steal or sample your recipe

I will put it on my menu.

[Superfly]

6. Steal the recipe all you like!

And you may be able to purchase a bottle if all things go well in establishing my own meadery!

B

PS, If you say you're from DU, I'll make it gratis!

[Superfly]

7. No more questions?

If not, I'm off to bed.