Hello,
I have decided to make a blackberry and blueberry mix melomel.
Using the mead calculator, I have decided on the following:
--one gallon batch
3lb honey (clover)
1.5 lb blackberries
2 lb blueberries
lalvin 71-b yeast (14% alcohol tolerance)
starting gravity: 1.122
potential abv: 15.77%
With the above, i'm guessing the yeast will hit their tolerance level and the mead will end up with a little residual sugar unless the yeast decide to push past their 14% tolerance. If it is too dry, i'll backsweeten later.
Knowing the above, my question is this. Its obviously out of season for the berries, and i've decided to try using the Oregon puree from my local homebrew shop. I tried googling around, but I can't seem to figure out any conversions for how much of each puree equals a pound of fruit.
I saw on their site that the seeds of berries are usually 12% of the weight, and pits are usually 20%. This seems inconsistent.
Anyone know of a resource that explains the proper equivalents?
I have decided to make a blackberry and blueberry mix melomel.
Using the mead calculator, I have decided on the following:
--one gallon batch
3lb honey (clover)
1.5 lb blackberries
2 lb blueberries
lalvin 71-b yeast (14% alcohol tolerance)
starting gravity: 1.122
potential abv: 15.77%
With the above, i'm guessing the yeast will hit their tolerance level and the mead will end up with a little residual sugar unless the yeast decide to push past their 14% tolerance. If it is too dry, i'll backsweeten later.
Knowing the above, my question is this. Its obviously out of season for the berries, and i've decided to try using the Oregon puree from my local homebrew shop. I tried googling around, but I can't seem to figure out any conversions for how much of each puree equals a pound of fruit.
I saw on their site that the seeds of berries are usually 12% of the weight, and pits are usually 20%. This seems inconsistent.
Anyone know of a resource that explains the proper equivalents?
