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Mead 2nd Jan 2016 Batch 4

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3lb honey

8 x Peaches chopped

entire Ginger root

Nuitruent

1 x cup of stewed cup of english breakfast tea

yeat

24th jan. bubble slowing. taste of ginger and sweetness. ginger not as fiery as at start. fruit

still floating.

Racked 14th feb

Finigs not clearing

Peach taste is too much. Yuk. 7th march

8th may still yuck

Mead 30 Nov 2015 Batch 3

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5x240g honey

1lt coppela cloudy apple juice

topped with water

yeast nuit

yeast

6th dec still vigorus bubbling

26th dec still 1.30mi bubble

24th jan. airlock in reverse. taste of honey present but not strong. alc content feels strong.

added one campden tab to kill will back sweeten in a week and will siphon to new jug

31st jan ranked to fresh jug. Still some bubbles. Did not back sweeten.

8th feb not much activity. Ready to bottle?

Bottled 6th feb cloudy.

15th march. Horrid taste.

Mead 31st Oct 2015 Batch 2

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  • 2x340g jar honey
  • 1lt of coppela cloudy apple juice
  • topped with water
  • yeat nuit
  • yeast

    30 nov one month bubbles at 3> min added campden tab and will wait 24hrs

    reracked

    will then add 70g honey to back sweeten and wait a couple of weeks before bottle

    1st dec added 2nd campden as too active

    6th dec appeared dead for a couple of days and so added last (50­70g) of honey. taste is

    more cider like at the mo with a slight hint of honey. need to look at stronger flavoured honey

    Bottled 13/12/15

    9 bottles. Mostly apple taste some honey hint. Need stronger honey. Labelling as medium

    cysor.

    8/6/2016 nice strong apple wine a bit chardony like

Mead 1st Oct 2015 Batch 1

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  • 3 x 340g jar honey
  • 1lt of water
  • One dessert/kids apple
  • Handful of raisins
  • Yeast
  • Put in jug along with finely chopped apple and whole raisins
  • Top with cold water
  • Add yeast

    Two months after no bubbles for 2­3min added campden tab waited 24­48hrs

    Bottled a week later. dry and slightly accidic 29/10

    12/6/2016 sample dry very strong but can taste honey.