So my Braggot tastes absolutely disgusting.
A bit of background...so far I have made 3 meads..all of which have tasted great...they have all been variations of the JOA...I have made them all sweet/STRONG meads because that is what my palate likes.
My braggot...was based somewhat on hepcat receipt and another..except 1 gallon version.
Here it is:
1.25 lbs of Pure Wildflower Honey
1 lb of Amber DME
3oz of 10L crystal (Milled) Malt
3/4 oz Cascade hops
Instead of Lalvin D47 yeast (hepcat used this) I used Active Bread yeast..That it might give it a good taste. Plus I wanted a strong Braggot
Irish Moss
Starting SG 1.095..let it ferment 7 days
Finishing SG 1.007
Took a taste before I put it in the second stage fermentor...YUK..almost puked..
I can't describe the taste..very strong and harsh, no flavors at all that I could detect..almost really pithy..even though no oranges use. Could not taste any malt, or honey.
So is this salvageable? It was a lot of work. Should I back sweeten with honey and malt? If so how do I get it to carbonate in the bottle.
A bit of background...so far I have made 3 meads..all of which have tasted great...they have all been variations of the JOA...I have made them all sweet/STRONG meads because that is what my palate likes.
My braggot...was based somewhat on hepcat receipt and another..except 1 gallon version.
Here it is:
1.25 lbs of Pure Wildflower Honey
1 lb of Amber DME
3oz of 10L crystal (Milled) Malt
3/4 oz Cascade hops
Instead of Lalvin D47 yeast (hepcat used this) I used Active Bread yeast..That it might give it a good taste. Plus I wanted a strong Braggot
Irish Moss
Starting SG 1.095..let it ferment 7 days
Finishing SG 1.007
Took a taste before I put it in the second stage fermentor...YUK..almost puked..
I can't describe the taste..very strong and harsh, no flavors at all that I could detect..almost really pithy..even though no oranges use. Could not taste any malt, or honey.
So is this salvageable? It was a lot of work. Should I back sweeten with honey and malt? If so how do I get it to carbonate in the bottle.