Just starting with mead. I used your beginners chart from this site - had to start somewhere.
Making a two gallon melomel batch. Used 1 qt blueberry juice from simmered blueberries, 7 quarts of water and 6# honey, trying top get to 1.105 or so. Using the hydrometer, I had to use 7 # honey to get to 1.100, which I called good enough. I'd probably need another pound of honey to get to 1.105. Don't want a sweet mead - just semi sweet. Will pitch tomorrow with a 14% tolerance yeast. [Camden tabs doing their thing tonight.]
Am I reading the chart wrong? or is this process more of a "close enough" deal.
Thanx,
Dale
Making a two gallon melomel batch. Used 1 qt blueberry juice from simmered blueberries, 7 quarts of water and 6# honey, trying top get to 1.105 or so. Using the hydrometer, I had to use 7 # honey to get to 1.100, which I called good enough. I'd probably need another pound of honey to get to 1.105. Don't want a sweet mead - just semi sweet. Will pitch tomorrow with a 14% tolerance yeast. [Camden tabs doing their thing tonight.]
Am I reading the chart wrong? or is this process more of a "close enough" deal.
Thanx,
Dale