Hello all. I've started my first batch and here's the recipe; 14 lbs wildflower Honey
4 gal purified water
2 tsp gypsum
2 vanilla beans
2 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 4632 activator dry mead
2 tsp yeast nutrient
Pasteurized at 160 deg. cooled primary in ice bath to 75 deg. before pitching Yeast. Used a Lee's stir and a cordless drill to get the O2 in, 3 minutes. room at 76 Deg.
The starting sg is 1.10. So the out come could be 12-14%. now if I wanted an outcome of, let's say 18-20%, would I use a different recipe or is there a possible manipulation to get it to go to a higher alcohol content?
4 gal purified water
2 tsp gypsum
2 vanilla beans
2 tsp Irish moss
Wyeast 4632 activator dry mead
2 tsp yeast nutrient
Pasteurized at 160 deg. cooled primary in ice bath to 75 deg. before pitching Yeast. Used a Lee's stir and a cordless drill to get the O2 in, 3 minutes. room at 76 Deg.
The starting sg is 1.10. So the out come could be 12-14%. now if I wanted an outcome of, let's say 18-20%, would I use a different recipe or is there a possible manipulation to get it to go to a higher alcohol content?
