I've only done a couple meads, with limited success so far, but I decided I'm going to give it another try. Since I don't want to waste a bunch of money on nice honey only to screw it up or find that it's adulterated honey (as so much here in China is), so I bought some cheap honey with a purity guarantee that I hope is worth more than the paper it's printed on.
The varietal is "Milk Vetch" honey and I got a three kg tub on clearance for about the equivalent of $12. I plan on doing a couple 4-5 liter batches with D-47, though I have various dry beer yeasts and some champagne yeast if those would do better. I've got some DAP and goferm and fermaid K (no fermaid O here that I could find) are on the way. Anyone have any experience with this type of honey? I haven't opened the tub for a taste yet but I doubt it'll be top shelf stuff at this price, but if anyone knows anything about it that might give me a leg up before I start the ferment.
Also, I've been looking around but I can't find a good source for a Fermaid K + DAP staggered nutrient schedule. It seems TOSNA has taken over because all I can find are Fermaid O schedules. Any help there would be appreciated.
The varietal is "Milk Vetch" honey and I got a three kg tub on clearance for about the equivalent of $12. I plan on doing a couple 4-5 liter batches with D-47, though I have various dry beer yeasts and some champagne yeast if those would do better. I've got some DAP and goferm and fermaid K (no fermaid O here that I could find) are on the way. Anyone have any experience with this type of honey? I haven't opened the tub for a taste yet but I doubt it'll be top shelf stuff at this price, but if anyone knows anything about it that might give me a leg up before I start the ferment.
Also, I've been looking around but I can't find a good source for a Fermaid K + DAP staggered nutrient schedule. It seems TOSNA has taken over because all I can find are Fermaid O schedules. Any help there would be appreciated.