Yankeehillbrewer
Well-Known Member
Hi All,
Been away from these forums and brewing for many years. Got back into for a little bit and then life happened as it tends to do. Anyhow, a co-worker has tons of grapes on her property. No real clue on what they are, possibly Himrod from the little research I have done. They are a green,small grape, and fairly tart. I juiced some tonight and strained them out a bit, got a gravity of 1.048. I probably have 40lbs of grapes still in bunches. I'm trying to plan a recipe, but I've mostly made beer, and I'm not really sure how to calculate the combination of grape juice and Honey. I'm thinking of doing a 3 gallon batch, with 10lbs of Honey, and whatever Juice I get from these grapes. It will be a PITA, but I plan to Juice and Strain the grapes. I know that 10lbs of Honey should give an OG of 1.150
So, for arguments sake, let's say I get 3 Gallons of Juice and add the 10lbs of honey to it. How do I calculate my OG? Is it simply 1.048 + 1.150? 1.198 is obviously a ridiculous starting gravity, and if that is what it would be I'd want to adjust that down quite a bit, I'd like to be in the 15% range.
I did find The Mead Calculator, but would love any input you might have.
Appreciate the help!
Been away from these forums and brewing for many years. Got back into for a little bit and then life happened as it tends to do. Anyhow, a co-worker has tons of grapes on her property. No real clue on what they are, possibly Himrod from the little research I have done. They are a green,small grape, and fairly tart. I juiced some tonight and strained them out a bit, got a gravity of 1.048. I probably have 40lbs of grapes still in bunches. I'm trying to plan a recipe, but I've mostly made beer, and I'm not really sure how to calculate the combination of grape juice and Honey. I'm thinking of doing a 3 gallon batch, with 10lbs of Honey, and whatever Juice I get from these grapes. It will be a PITA, but I plan to Juice and Strain the grapes. I know that 10lbs of Honey should give an OG of 1.150
So, for arguments sake, let's say I get 3 Gallons of Juice and add the 10lbs of honey to it. How do I calculate my OG? Is it simply 1.048 + 1.150? 1.198 is obviously a ridiculous starting gravity, and if that is what it would be I'd want to adjust that down quite a bit, I'd like to be in the 15% range.
I did find The Mead Calculator, but would love any input you might have.
Appreciate the help!