Simple mead
Based on beginners recipe Reddit
- Honey: 1.85-2.0kg Famille Michaud - Lune de Miel, €9.99/kg 1+1 gratis.
- Nutrivit: 5g
- Yeast: US-05: 5g
- H2O: 3.75kg
Log:
December 8 2022

Starting gravity @ 1118 Potential 15%
December 17 2022
< 1.100 (carboy not deep enough for the hydrometer)
December 18 2022
Sulfuric smell, add DAP
4.2g Nutrivit 28g + 57g + a little bit more water
December 21 2022
Slight sulfuric smell, add DAP
1.9g Nutrivit 56g water
January 03 2023
SG: 1.020 ± 0.002 (13% ABV)
January 08 2023
SG: 1.014 ± 0.002 (14% ABV)
January 14 2023
SG: 1.009 ± 0.001 (14.6% ABV)
January 15 2023: racking to secondary

Add:
- 5g of bentonite dissolved in x H2O
- 0.6g Potassium metabisuphite
- 0.6g Potassium sorbate
Sulfiphites and sorbate was dissolved in a small sample
January 21 2023
Added 5g of liquid Isinglass
February 2 2023
Bottled on five .75 bottles with cork, and one .75 flip-cap bottle. The latter has seen quite some oxygen, and should be consumed rather soon.
Measured again (clearer view now) at 1.010 (final verdict: 14.4% ABV)