Has anyone tried using beersmith 3 when building a mead recipe? The software looks pretty cool, but im not sure if im doing it correctly. I want to make a 5 gal batch of 15% or so traditional mead. so i entered in 36 lbs of Meadowfoam honey which brings me up to 56 brix with a potential abv of 15%.
as im reading the recipe steps, it says just to add enough water to bring the volume to 5 gals (which is 2 gals), but i dont think that sounds right. doesnt 4 gals sound more like it? i dont think 2 gals is enough water to dilute the honey for fermentation. and i care more about target abv than volume. i was told that you need to add an extra gal of water on top of how many lbs of honey you start with.
as im reading the recipe steps, it says just to add enough water to bring the volume to 5 gals (which is 2 gals), but i dont think that sounds right. doesnt 4 gals sound more like it? i dont think 2 gals is enough water to dilute the honey for fermentation. and i care more about target abv than volume. i was told that you need to add an extra gal of water on top of how many lbs of honey you start with.