Tried and didn’t get far. I do wonder what type of sugars it has, it was the cheapest Lidl honey I could get. So not sure on the quality of the honey. Also used quite a lot of it. IIRC the previous batch that fermented dry in a couple of weeks or so was targeting 7.5% and this was 15%. So that is also a likely reason for it.
Want to try an apple mead again, but sweeten it a little after it’s finished. Maybe berry meads too. Seems to ferment a lot easier which is also a benefit.
Could be, or at least blended with it. The previous batch at a lower target ABV did work with the same Lidl own brand of honey but each batch they sell could be different too, or HFCS still ferments up to a point.
Either way its a lesson for next brew, just a matter of what to do with all I have left.
never did mead but from what i know issues might be high osmotic stress and low nutrients.
I’d dilute a sample to about 16 brix, not higher, maybe lower, add nutrients and yeast and try to restart the fermentation. if you really want to get that high an abv add the undiluted stuff in batches after a couple of days. this way the osmotic stress is at a minimum.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Tried and didn’t get far. I do wonder what type of sugars it has, it was the cheapest Lidl honey I could get. So not sure on the quality of the honey. Also used quite a lot of it. IIRC the previous batch that fermented dry in a couple of weeks or so was targeting 7.5% and this was 15%. So that is also a likely reason for it.
Want to try an apple mead again, but sweeten it a little after it’s finished. Maybe berry meads too. Seems to ferment a lot easier which is also a benefit.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, that was probably high fructose corn syrup…
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Could be, or at least blended with it. The previous batch at a lower target ABV did work with the same Lidl own brand of honey but each batch they sell could be different too, or HFCS still ferments up to a point.
Either way its a lesson for next brew, just a matter of what to do with all I have left.
Faceman2K23@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
there is a huge worldwide problem at the moment with honey and bees in general, so I can pretty much guarantee that was not pure honey.
drre@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
never did mead but from what i know issues might be high osmotic stress and low nutrients. I’d dilute a sample to about 16 brix, not higher, maybe lower, add nutrients and yeast and try to restart the fermentation. if you really want to get that high an abv add the undiluted stuff in batches after a couple of days. this way the osmotic stress is at a minimum.