3/05/09

24 lb blackberry honey

2 packs Cotes des Blances  in starter 2-3 days prior.  fed nutrients in starter.

more nutrients at 1/3 sugar breaks

6.5 gallon batch       OG 1.13

3/24/09 Racked. Split into a 5 gallon carb. and a 1 gal carb.

to the 5 gallon carboy i added 5 cups white sugar syrup to get SG up to 1.045.  added sulfate to ensure no further fermentation.  

left the one gallon  @ 1.028.  sulfate.

Yes, these are super sweet.  My wife and I enjoy Honeywood Winery's Mead and Blackberry Mead which has a SG of 1.09 straight from the bottle.

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