hahaha lol i suppose i stand corrected! i didnt realize your final volume was so small, i just assumed (out of convention)that your batch was somewhere in the range of 5-6 gallons, in which case 15 lbs of honey really wouldnt be that much, nor would it produce such a high gravity. my past experience with adding things like whole crushed blueberries and strawberries is that you might as well not even take your hydrometer out of the drawer. being that i was thinking at least 5 gallons, i figured that you were definately having the same problem. but certainly this would not be the case with carefully strained juice.