Beaujack
Member
Fellow Fermenters,
I started my first batch of mead about three + weeks ago. It appears my bubbler has finally come to what appears to be a halt. Tomorrow I will be taking gravity readings then letting it sit for another week or so and checking again to ensure it is in fact done fermenting. Attached is an image of the brew when I opened it up today. I think my only concern at this point is how much head space I have in the bucket.
My initial gravity was 1.120
The brew consists of:
*Tea made from a concentrated 12 Tea bags of “Orange and Spice”…
*3Lbs of orange blossom honey
*1 Clove
*1 Cinnamon Stick
*1 Zested and Squeezed orange (avoiding bitter white rinds)
*Raisins
*I believe Lalvin 71B yeast
As stated, I’m very new to this hobby and am diving head first into learning through, YouTube, Tiktok’ers, and Google searches. I am open to any and all criticisms!
P.S. After I taste it, I’ll likely want to back sweeten it, and add more fruit during second fermentation. Would love some tips!
I started my first batch of mead about three + weeks ago. It appears my bubbler has finally come to what appears to be a halt. Tomorrow I will be taking gravity readings then letting it sit for another week or so and checking again to ensure it is in fact done fermenting. Attached is an image of the brew when I opened it up today. I think my only concern at this point is how much head space I have in the bucket.
My initial gravity was 1.120
The brew consists of:
*Tea made from a concentrated 12 Tea bags of “Orange and Spice”…
*3Lbs of orange blossom honey
*1 Clove
*1 Cinnamon Stick
*1 Zested and Squeezed orange (avoiding bitter white rinds)
*Raisins
*I believe Lalvin 71B yeast
As stated, I’m very new to this hobby and am diving head first into learning through, YouTube, Tiktok’ers, and Google searches. I am open to any and all criticisms!
P.S. After I taste it, I’ll likely want to back sweeten it, and add more fruit during second fermentation. Would love some tips!