i had some leftover honey so I mixed it with water to get a og of 1.12. cant remember how much honey but it was enough to make 2 gallons of must.
from that I made two 1 gallon batches.
first one was a barely drinkable failure so i will omit that
in the second I put 3 6oz containers of blackberries that were forzen/thawed and mashed. it took up quite a bit of the carboy. then toped it with the must and added 1tsp each on neutrient and energiser. the gravity of that mix was 1.100.
added 1tsp of flichmans bread yeast and put it away.
racked into another carboy after a month although some of the mash got into the secondary enough to make a half inch layer floating on top 1.014
2 weeks later it was clear and half of the mashed berries were on the bottom.
bottled it. final was 1.012
well it didnt taste like blackberries but it was very good. more like a merlo with a deep red color. not too dry, not too sweet. in fact it was the best tasting mead i have made so far. sometimes my tinkering pays off LOL
due to the price of the blackberries im going to try the same thing using frozen mixed berries, at least till blackberry season when im going to pick my own and freeze them.
Im also going to try juising the berries and only adding a thin layer of the pulp to maximize the final yeald.
any thoughts?
from that I made two 1 gallon batches.
first one was a barely drinkable failure so i will omit that
in the second I put 3 6oz containers of blackberries that were forzen/thawed and mashed. it took up quite a bit of the carboy. then toped it with the must and added 1tsp each on neutrient and energiser. the gravity of that mix was 1.100.
added 1tsp of flichmans bread yeast and put it away.
racked into another carboy after a month although some of the mash got into the secondary enough to make a half inch layer floating on top 1.014
2 weeks later it was clear and half of the mashed berries were on the bottom.
bottled it. final was 1.012
well it didnt taste like blackberries but it was very good. more like a merlo with a deep red color. not too dry, not too sweet. in fact it was the best tasting mead i have made so far. sometimes my tinkering pays off LOL
due to the price of the blackberries im going to try the same thing using frozen mixed berries, at least till blackberry season when im going to pick my own and freeze them.
Im also going to try juising the berries and only adding a thin layer of the pulp to maximize the final yeald.
any thoughts?
