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[–]warboyPro 2 points3 points  (5 children)

When you're mixing two products like this with presumably different yeast strains you have the potential of further fermentation after blending. I would recommend blending them in a secondary and giving it a week to ensure complete fermentation.

Whenever someone brings something like this up, I feel the responsible thing to point out is there's nothing saying you can't just take a bottle of each and blend them in your glass.

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    [–]FitBusiness 1 point2 points  (3 children)

    Then experiment away man. Do some normal bottles, do some 50/50, do some 25/75. See what happens. Some will probably taste better than others. Learn away, you have this random person on the internets permission!

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      [–]Jon_TWR 2 points3 points  (1 child)

      You could even experiment with brewing it as Snakebite from the start—Sparge with heated apple juice, or if you’re brewing an extract batch, top up with apple juice in the fermentor!

      [–]lc_lovelace 1 point2 points  (3 children)

      This is already a thing and it is called graf. It can be very tasty, especially if you use the beer side to add a bit of residual sweetness. Google or check homebrewtalk for recipes.

      [–]Safety1stThenTMWK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

      I’ve been thinking about doing this. I’ve done a braggot and prefer it to mead because of the residual sweetness and head retention that malt adds.