Morning everyone,
I am looking at trying out this recipe next as I am 1) impatient and 2) assuming it will be decent since everyone praises the JAO so much
However, the recipe does not provide for much in the way of instruction. It just lists the basic ingredients, so I was hoping someone could offer a few pointers to make sure I don't screw everything up.
Here is the recipe as it was pulled from this site:
Joe's Grape Mead / Pyment -- J.M.
Created by webmaster, Tuesday, 30 November 1999
Ingredients
At a glance
Mead
Melomel
Pyment
Quick Meads
Makes
1 gal
2 lbs Clover honey
1 oz buckwheat honey
1/8t Pectin Enzymes (I used but on second thought I probably didn't need since Welch's is already clear)
64-oz Welch's Grape Juice with Vitamin C added- Make sure it has no preservatives in ingredients other than Vitamin C added (Absorbic Acid)
Balance water if you need it to make 1 gallon after adding honey mixed in water (don't use too much water in honey mix or you'll end up with more than you bargained for.
Lalvin EC-1118
End recipe:
I've not used anything but yeast/water yet, so I'm not sure about contamination with the grape juice. Should I use a campden tablet to make sure everything is good first? I figure that I will just add everything directly into a sterilized carboy as with the JAO since it is only one gallon, put enough water to fill with the juice/honey mix, and shake the hell out of it to prepare the must. Then add campden, let it do it's thing, and finally pitch the yeast according to the instructions on the pack. Sound about right?
By the by, I don't know how I would have gotten started without this place You guys are a great help.
I am looking at trying out this recipe next as I am 1) impatient and 2) assuming it will be decent since everyone praises the JAO so much
However, the recipe does not provide for much in the way of instruction. It just lists the basic ingredients, so I was hoping someone could offer a few pointers to make sure I don't screw everything up.
Here is the recipe as it was pulled from this site:
Joe's Grape Mead / Pyment -- J.M.
Created by webmaster, Tuesday, 30 November 1999
Ingredients
At a glance
Mead
Melomel
Pyment
Quick Meads
Makes
1 gal
2 lbs Clover honey
1 oz buckwheat honey
1/8t Pectin Enzymes (I used but on second thought I probably didn't need since Welch's is already clear)
64-oz Welch's Grape Juice with Vitamin C added- Make sure it has no preservatives in ingredients other than Vitamin C added (Absorbic Acid)
Balance water if you need it to make 1 gallon after adding honey mixed in water (don't use too much water in honey mix or you'll end up with more than you bargained for.
Lalvin EC-1118
End recipe:
I've not used anything but yeast/water yet, so I'm not sure about contamination with the grape juice. Should I use a campden tablet to make sure everything is good first? I figure that I will just add everything directly into a sterilized carboy as with the JAO since it is only one gallon, put enough water to fill with the juice/honey mix, and shake the hell out of it to prepare the must. Then add campden, let it do it's thing, and finally pitch the yeast according to the instructions on the pack. Sound about right?
By the by, I don't know how I would have gotten started without this place You guys are a great help.