Hello, I am currently planning my first brew (with a few friends, hence the amount. I am however leading the thing mostly by myself)
I've recently finished the calculations for the amount of the different ingredients, but I'm not 100% sure that I've done it correctly. Here are the details:
Ingredients
18 l water (De-Chlorinated)
~14 kg / 10-11 l honey (Depending on volume of secondary ingredient used)
1-2 l of secondary ingredient (Thinking some kind of fruit, green apples perhaps)
Yeast
Brewing in a 30 litre damejeanne
Result wanted:
ABV of 18%
FG sweetness of ~1.018
I realise that the apples may bring up the Final Gravity or sweetness slightly, ending up slightly higher than 1.018. I'm thinking that the apples acidity will counteract some of the extra sweetness though, making it less of a dessert-sweet mead.
Any tips or help would be much appreciated
I've recently finished the calculations for the amount of the different ingredients, but I'm not 100% sure that I've done it correctly. Here are the details:
Ingredients
18 l water (De-Chlorinated)
~14 kg / 10-11 l honey (Depending on volume of secondary ingredient used)
1-2 l of secondary ingredient (Thinking some kind of fruit, green apples perhaps)
Yeast
Brewing in a 30 litre damejeanne
Result wanted:
ABV of 18%
FG sweetness of ~1.018
I realise that the apples may bring up the Final Gravity or sweetness slightly, ending up slightly higher than 1.018. I'm thinking that the apples acidity will counteract some of the extra sweetness though, making it less of a dessert-sweet mead.
Any tips or help would be much appreciated