Let me start by thanking you in advance for any wisdom you may chose to share.
I have wanted to brew for a long time and let my fear of failure hold me back. So after a little research I found out about mead. 10 minutes later I had a 1 gallon carboy ordered. I decided on Joe's Ancient Orange Mead. It seemed simple enough and I just needed honey.
Now for the recipe
3.5lbs of honey
1 orange
1 cinnamon stick
1 clove
Nutmeg(pinch)
Allspice(pinch)
1 packet fleischmans bread yeast
Raisins
Water
Now for the noob questions. My hydrometer came with a temp correction table. My starting gravity according to the table is 1.135. Does that sound high? I had read about bitterness from pith in this recipe so I zested the Orange(navel) and segmented it to put in the must. It is still chugging along nicely after 39 days of fermenting. What is the longest yours has taken to fall clear?
Thanks again in advance
I have wanted to brew for a long time and let my fear of failure hold me back. So after a little research I found out about mead. 10 minutes later I had a 1 gallon carboy ordered. I decided on Joe's Ancient Orange Mead. It seemed simple enough and I just needed honey.
Now for the recipe
3.5lbs of honey
1 orange
1 cinnamon stick
1 clove
Nutmeg(pinch)
Allspice(pinch)
1 packet fleischmans bread yeast
Raisins
Water
Now for the noob questions. My hydrometer came with a temp correction table. My starting gravity according to the table is 1.135. Does that sound high? I had read about bitterness from pith in this recipe so I zested the Orange(navel) and segmented it to put in the must. It is still chugging along nicely after 39 days of fermenting. What is the longest yours has taken to fall clear?
Thanks again in advance