| Mead Making Notes |
| Type |
Start Date |
Bottling Date |
Initial SG |
Finish SG |
Alc by Vol |
Notes |
| Dry Mead |
03/19/05 |
NA |
1.082 |
NA |
NA |
- 6 gallon start 5 gallon finish
- 15 lbs very light early honey
- Did not ferment to dry
- Cleared well
- Tasted like vinegar
- Poured down drain
|
| Dry Mead |
04/10/04 |
NA |
1.124 |
1.042 |
NA |
- 6 gallon start 5 gallon finish
- 20 lbs buckwheat honey
- Did not ferment to dry
- Needs help clearing
- Poured down drain
- 15 lbs of honey next time
|
Sweet Mead
(Dessert) |
04/10/04 |
04/09/05 |
1.124 |
1.042 |
11.1% |
- 6 gallon start 5 gallon finish
- 20 lbs buckwheat honey
- Needs help clearing
- Very Good
- Too Much Honey???
|
| Dry Mead |
11/02/02 |
04/27/03 |
1.070 |
1.004 |
9.0% |
- 3 gallon start 3 gallon finish
- taste improves each month in bottle
- suffers from using distilled water to top off during racking
- almost poured this one down the drain
- 6 gallon start 5 gallon finish next time
- 20 lbs of honey next time
|
