I started my first batch of mead tonight and used essential oils in the primary which I hope didn't screw it up.
My wife sells doTERRA oils and I figured cinnamon, wild orange and clove would go well in a wintertime mead.
I used 20 drops of cinnamon, 10 of wild orange and 5 of clove. Usually one to two drops of cinnamon is good in a cup of hot water as a drink, so initially I thought 20 drops in a 5 gallon batch won't be too much, but...
now im thinking though if the essential oils might kill the yeast? I should have just added after fermentation but now it's too late.
My recipe was no boil with 13.5lbs of honey, a capsule of servomyces (yeast nutrient) , 3 gallons of spring water and 1 gallon distilled water.
I then added the oils, stirred the heck out of the carboy, then pitched 2 smack packs of wyeast sweet mead
Thoughts?
My wife sells doTERRA oils and I figured cinnamon, wild orange and clove would go well in a wintertime mead.
I used 20 drops of cinnamon, 10 of wild orange and 5 of clove. Usually one to two drops of cinnamon is good in a cup of hot water as a drink, so initially I thought 20 drops in a 5 gallon batch won't be too much, but...
now im thinking though if the essential oils might kill the yeast? I should have just added after fermentation but now it's too late.
My recipe was no boil with 13.5lbs of honey, a capsule of servomyces (yeast nutrient) , 3 gallons of spring water and 1 gallon distilled water.
I then added the oils, stirred the heck out of the carboy, then pitched 2 smack packs of wyeast sweet mead
Thoughts?