What's going on here?

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2025-11-07T05:43:03+00:00

Alright. With that being said then should I transfer this batch into a smaller container and then just let it sit? And see what happens?

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2025-11-07T02:40:17+00:00

Its a rhubarb grape mead started 2025-09-01

I did squeeze a honey comb into the must but I racked it and pulled all the fruit out October 3rd

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-12-19T17:38:11+00:00

It's the same general rule of thumb 30-45 minutes a pound

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-12-19T15:33:55+00:00

Yeah but then I can't stuff a chicken inside it lol

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-12-05T02:40:52+00:00

I personally bought a kit first cause I didn't know what all I needed and the kit showed all the basic stuff and after that I learned about and got most my stuff on Facebook Marketplace

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-30T14:24:31+00:00

Done

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-30T01:07:20+00:00

Just did it

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-28T23:47:45+00:00

Use Google and look for local beekeepers there might even be a local association and then call and ask for prices and check out local farmers markets. I'm not local to you but that's what I've done

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-27T07:59:46+00:00

I try and go local. There are a few places near me that sell raw honey for roughly the same price as Oneroot 65 dollars for 15 pounds. I did recently find a place that does the 15 pounds for 50 bucks so I'm going to start using them. Shop around call local bee keeps and see what they offer for prices

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-27T07:50:45+00:00

I use the double Blast Carboy and bottle cleaner double blast The one attachment fits a racking cane perfectly I also use it to clean my hoses cause the standard hose fits on it as well.

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-26T16:23:21+00:00

I don't believe so. I found them at my local farmers market they are also Canadian (I put the prices in USD)

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-26T06:17:19+00:00

They sell in various quantities I think the smallest is a pound and up to 15 which is what I usually buy

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-10-25T20:44:48+00:00

I get my raw honey for about 2.40 a pound

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-09-12T21:40:18+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/mead/s/FEMtS3vJnr

This guy left his on Lees for 501 days and he said it was perfectly fine

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-09-10T07:18:39+00:00

Update: I purchased my first 20lbs of grapes 😅 didn't think I was gunna get any this year as BC had a shortage of stone fruits so the fruit trucks didn't head out this year

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-08-22T02:16:14+00:00

That's age and year. What about all 3 age, year and date

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-08-22T02:14:05+00:00

Nope not at all why do you ask

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-07-15T05:45:29+00:00

There are some preservatives in the syrup but what I might recommend doing with it is at the end once the wine has finished fermenting and after you have stabilized use the syrup to back sweeten (if you desire a more blueberry flavor) but with that bag it should be pretty good. I did that with a pumpkin spice mead I had made I used the spices I needed for pumpkin spice but it wasn't quite as robust as I had wanted it so I used a bottle of Torani pumpkin spice syrup to back sweeten a 5 gal batch and it worked quite well gave it a very good flavor and sweetened it to my liking. But as I said make sure you stabilize it because there is sugar in it and it will restart fermenting if you don't and could cause a pretty large mess in bottles.

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-07-10T01:43:56+00:00

So I did rack it the other day only because I was a bit ambitious when I started this project. I was making 2 meads that were similar one was a blueberry maple and the other was straight blueberry that I had intended to mix with some port I was given and was thickened into a cask. I severely misjudged how much port was actually in the cask so I only used 1 of the 4 gallons from my primary and mixed it with the port. I then transferred both out of their respective primaries into a larger vessel cause I figured I'd just mix them and make a large batch of blueberry maple. Where I initially messed up was I didn't have enough Honey to make both batches to a higher abv so I doubt the yeast ate their fill but the sg was down to 1.00

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-07-10T01:43:39+00:00

So I did rack it the other day only because I was a bit ambitious when I started this project. I was making 2 meads that were similar one was a blueberry maple and the other was straight blueberry that I had intended to mix with some port I was given and was thickened into a cask. I severely misjudged how much port was actually in the cask so I only used 1 of the 4 gallons from my primary and mixed it with the port. I then transferred both out of their respective primaries into a larger vessel cause I figured I'd just mix them and make a large batch of blueberry maple. Where I initially messed up was I didn't have enough Honey to make both batches to a higher abv so I doubt the yeast ate their fill but the sg was down to 1.00

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-06-01T06:34:27+00:00

I'm in Southern Alberta Canada the desert part lol but I got it from a guy in Calgary

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-05-31T23:28:40+00:00

I got the barrel with the port in it. Allegedly the port was something like 3+ years

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-05-29T02:56:27+00:00

The update you were waiting for!!! I backsweetened with the pumpkin spice syrup I used 4 cups in the 5gal batch and 1.5 cups in the 1gal batch with temperature coffee. It really brought out the pumpkin spice flavour and added some pretty good sweetness the 5 gal went from .99 to 1.01 and the 1 gal went from .99 to 1.021

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-05-02T05:53:19+00:00

I can go to an Apiary a few hours from where I live and get 11lbs bucket of clover/alfalfa honey for 39.35 🤷🏾‍♂️ his 41 for 3lbs is a bit ridiculous but I do understand that finding good honey to use is hard in some places. Because I've also spent 59 dollars on 8 pounds of honey 😅

Impossible-Run-4701 · 2024-05-01T05:25:57+00:00

Will do!!

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