Tasted my strawberry mead tonight at 11 months and the alcohol seems hotter than it should be at this point.
RECIPE:
17 lbs honey
23 lbs frozen strawberries (5 in secondary)
KV-1116 (rehydrated w/ GoFerm)
SNA
Was at 2/3 break in 4 days and down to 1.00 in a week. Topped off 3/4 G water in secondary taking it from 16.5 to maybe 15? It tastes clean. A bit bitter from the berries and ive not backsweetened yet. It just seems like 11 months of aging would have mellowed the alcohol bite out more than what it is. Just looking for a possible reason for this. I should have stabilized and backsweetened when it went into tertiary but.....im concerned. More than $100 in it.
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RECIPE:
17 lbs honey
23 lbs frozen strawberries (5 in secondary)
KV-1116 (rehydrated w/ GoFerm)
SNA
Was at 2/3 break in 4 days and down to 1.00 in a week. Topped off 3/4 G water in secondary taking it from 16.5 to maybe 15? It tastes clean. A bit bitter from the berries and ive not backsweetened yet. It just seems like 11 months of aging would have mellowed the alcohol bite out more than what it is. Just looking for a possible reason for this. I should have stabilized and backsweetened when it went into tertiary but.....im concerned. More than $100 in it.
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