The raisins are there for yeast nutrient.Prince Imperial said:ImageUploadedByAussie Home Brewer1422750699.574914.jpg
Made a JAO this morning. To recipe but with the inclusion of some yeast nutrient.
As a comment on the views for and against topping it up to 5L after a few days: I have only done two batches, but I topped up to 5L and all went well. It wasn't particularly foamy at the 3.8L phase. Tastes spicy mid-to-high sweetness and over 13% I'd say.Trevandjo said:I think it means add water if needed to keep the level at 3.8L
I believe the use of bread yeast is intended to leave the mead sweet, somewhere between 1.020 and 1.040, from a quick look around the web. Most wine yeast will have a higher alcohol tolerance and will ferment the honey out more fully, leaving the mead more on the dry side. If you follow this path, perhaps choose a wine yeast with an alcohol tolerance that will rough land you in the aforementioned final gravity range. (I'm guessing 12–14% abv-ish.)bingggo said:How does this recipes turn out with wine or mead yeast?
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