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

Initial fermentation

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

After racking

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)