It's been about 6 weeks since Top Day weekend, when I started my homebrew mead.
It was time to rerack the brew to get it off the list (dead yeast settled at the bottom of the carboy). The list can add off flavors.
I meant to get to it like two weeks ago. I got busy.
Nonetheless, when I opened the carboy lid, the brew seemed clean. It didn't have any signs of infection.
It was slightly cloudy, but lighter in color than when I started. It started as a dark amber color.
In the beginning, I siphoned more sediment than I'd have liked. I will probably rerack again soon to correct this.
Specific gravity calculations don't seem accurate. My initial reading seemed way too high for what my recipe was.
I didn't know you calibrated your reading based on temperature.
Could be the hydrometer is just off.
If the readings are to be trusted, starting was 1.2 and final was 1.01, which would indicate an ABV of almost 25%. I think this is impossible because yeast starts to die off at lower concentrations of alcohol. Max this brew could really be is like 18-20%. And since I don't have accurate readings I can't say if it's around there or lower.
Flavor is good. It's like a dry white wine. There is a slight harsh edge, which I'm hoping the aging process will improve. But in either case, good enough for me.
I'm a bit tipsy.
It's been about 6 weeks since Top Day weekend, when I started my homebrew mead.
It was time to rerack the brew to get it off the list (dead yeast settled at the bottom of the carboy). The list can add off flavors.
I meant to get to it like two weeks ago. I got busy.
Nonetheless, when I opened the carboy lid, the brew seemed clean. It didn't have any signs of infection.
It was slightly cloudy, but lighter in color than when I started. It started as a dark amber color.
In the beginning, I siphoned more sediment than I'd have liked. I will probably rerack again soon to correct this.
Specific gravity calculations don't seem accurate. My initial reading seemed way too high for what my recipe was.
I didn't know you calibrated your reading based on temperature.
Could be the hydrometer is just off.
If the readings are to be trusted, starting was 1.2 and final was 1.01, which would indicate an ABV of almost 25%. I think this is impossible because yeast starts to die off at lower concentrations of alcohol. Max this brew could really be is like 18-20%. And since I don't have accurate readings I can't say if it's around there or lower.
Flavor is good. It's like a dry white wine. There is a slight harsh edge, which I'm hoping the aging process will improve. But in either case, good enough for me.
I'm a bit tipsy.
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