Well, way back in January;D when I was still new to this hobby, I wanted to make a six gallon batch of show mead. Being a complete noob, I bought blended honey(sourced from the USA, Brazil, and Argentina) in three 5 lbs. jugs at Wal-Mart. Excited with this new endevour, I set forth to brew up my first batch of mead. After primary fermentation, I noticed my dark amber must had turned into a cloudy, pale yellow mix. It didn't look at all like the pics in my books. I decided to stick with it and see where it takes me. I have let it sit for 3 months now(I know, still new!) and even tried some Quick Kleer and nothing. Still a cloudy pale yellow liquid. Now onto the point of this thread. Is this the dangers we could run into by using "bad" honey. Are there just too many additives and fillers in this bulk supermarket style honey? Believe me, as I grow in this hobby and my knowledge increases, I see the error of my ways. I now know that honey should be, in my humble opinion, one source(clover, OB, buckwheat, etc.) and not a mix of honey from who knows where. Has anyone seen this before? Is it the honey or my technique? I've since done numerous batches of 1,2,and 3 gallons and have not run into this issue. Of course, my honey has been of a higher quality as well. This seems to be the only thing I can nail down as being the culprit.
Sorry, this was made using Ken Schramm's method for semi-sweet mead as printed in his book. Water, honey, and yeast. That's all.
Sorry, this was made using Ken Schramm's method for semi-sweet mead as printed in his book. Water, honey, and yeast. That's all.
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