Hi @bernardsmith - yup, that actually really helps! I did understand that it's the liquid's density that we're measuring. The part that was escaping my mind was the "it really doesn't matter if there's other minerals/nutrients/etc in addition to water/sugar/alcohol, because we're just measuring...
Hi All,
Everything I've seen around calculating the alcohol content that you end up with at the end of a ferment revolves around the Original and Final specific gravities that you measure. However, it seems odd to me that this is all that would be involved in that. For example, I imagine that a...
Hi All,
I'm bottling a new batch today. I have 1L bottles that I'll be bottling everything into, and am planning on priming each of them with 1 tsp of cane sugar. My question is: if I just get a teaspoon of cane sugar into each of them without any attempts to dissolve them.... will they...
Hi Everybody,
I understand that adding Potassium Metabisulfite at bottling will help with anti-oxidation and preserving your wine longer. I have some questions related to this:
1) It seems counter-intuitive to add K-Meta to my carboy then bottle immediately. Wouldn't that cause a build-up of...
I've read on multiple occasions that it's bad for the mead. What is it that actually happens? Some people have mentioned that your mead can oxidize - what does this mean? I only know of the term "oxidize" from rusting w/ iron - is there a comparable process taking place here?
I ask, in part...
@mr_stout - going for 100% cane sugar this first time. I've got a 100% mead (well... 98%... there's a bit of blackberries that I picked in there) settling/developing flavors right now, and I wanna see what using a completely different sugar is like. I'll be experimenting far more in the coming...
Whoa so many replies I didn't notice! Rad!! Thanks for all the discourse everybody. :)
Lol to everybody saying that a sugar fermented drink isn't mead... I think we all know that!! There's a reason that the original post says "mead" (in quotes). ;) I bought 10kg of cane sugar, and will be...
@Maylar - Fermented molasses (that are later distilled) is basically rum, no?
@fredthecat - I plan on using the same nutrient regiment that I did for honey, which from my understanding is also super nutrient-deficient (from a yeast perspective).
Aaah too late. You can see the racked mead/must (at what point does "must" become "mead"?) in the carboy in my profile picture. :) See here if you're curious for more info: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/ruh-roh-growth-on-my-blackberries-best-steps-to-move-forward.643288/
I didn't...
Heh I'm not interested in fermenting processed sugar. I've got a bunch of the raw cane stuff that I use for bread-making, and it has such a delicious flavor. It's super distinct and yummy when mixed with water, which is what has me thinking that it would be a super-yumz fermented drink. I plan...
Yeast builds up outside of the must like that? i figured the yeast would mostly be within the must...
Yeah too late to ignore it at this point :) the racking has been done and 5 campden tablets have been added to the must in the carboy. i do have to say, i'm quite happy with the decision, as...