Attempted Recipe:
3# honey
1gal water
Red star Premier blanc yeast
Aiming for 14.5% or so...
What actually fit into the 1gal jug... -_-
3# honey
Yeast
.75 gal water
Achieved 37 brix before yeast (suggesting over 20% potential alcohol)
When I looked up the batch recipe i just assumed this would all fit and hadn’t seen a warning for this, although it sounds like common sense now.
Did I screw up like I think I did...? I started off aiming for dry and boozy, which I was going to sweeten up afterward... but now I think I’ll have boozy and overly sweet- a hefty amount of extra honey unintentionally.
Is it okay to top off the next jug when I rack? I assume if that’s true I can just keep checking specific gravity to see what changes.
I’m very new and welcome all critique and/or suggestions.
Thanks in advance!
3# honey
1gal water
Red star Premier blanc yeast
Aiming for 14.5% or so...
What actually fit into the 1gal jug... -_-
3# honey
Yeast
.75 gal water
Achieved 37 brix before yeast (suggesting over 20% potential alcohol)
When I looked up the batch recipe i just assumed this would all fit and hadn’t seen a warning for this, although it sounds like common sense now.
Did I screw up like I think I did...? I started off aiming for dry and boozy, which I was going to sweeten up afterward... but now I think I’ll have boozy and overly sweet- a hefty amount of extra honey unintentionally.
Is it okay to top off the next jug when I rack? I assume if that’s true I can just keep checking specific gravity to see what changes.
I’m very new and welcome all critique and/or suggestions.
Thanks in advance!