spafmagic
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Hello... first time posting here. Gonna say off the bat, I love sweet wines, so the question is less "how much will make it too sweet?" and more so, "will Lalvin 71B ferment in high gravity musts?"
I just got done harvesting honey from my bees, and used it to make a few batches of must with Cherry, and Concord Grape juice, and Pineapple/Coconut mix. I'm thinking my honey has a high sugar content, as the batches came out as such:
Cherry - 1.175
Concord grape - 1.180
Pineapple/Coconut at 1.166.
This is opposed to a apple juice mead I'm making with local blueberry honey that came to 1.142
my usual method, just using water or tea in a must with honey bought from my local bee supply store comes to 1.126 using 1 pint honey, and 2 pints water.
I don't want to waste any must if I can help it, but if I have to water it down, I must do as I must... lol.
**edit**
I just realized I posted in a beer forum... sorry... I saw the word "beginner" and jumped in. Too bad I can't delete my own thread and remake it elsewhere.
I just got done harvesting honey from my bees, and used it to make a few batches of must with Cherry, and Concord Grape juice, and Pineapple/Coconut mix. I'm thinking my honey has a high sugar content, as the batches came out as such:
Cherry - 1.175
Concord grape - 1.180
Pineapple/Coconut at 1.166.
This is opposed to a apple juice mead I'm making with local blueberry honey that came to 1.142
my usual method, just using water or tea in a must with honey bought from my local bee supply store comes to 1.126 using 1 pint honey, and 2 pints water.
I don't want to waste any must if I can help it, but if I have to water it down, I must do as I must... lol.
**edit**
I just realized I posted in a beer forum... sorry... I saw the word "beginner" and jumped in. Too bad I can't delete my own thread and remake it elsewhere.
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