I have 4 batches of JoA. The first 3 weeks they were fermenting nicely under a kitchen sink in 70 degree weather, then, i had to move it to a storage room for 2 weeks in 95-100 degree weather!! when i got back all the batches were clear as crystal, and i checked the gravity and it was 1.035, i don't know the starting gravity for them tho becuase i didn't have a hydrometer, so do you think these JOA batches are ready to bottle? or should i wait another month to bottle them?
JOA ready to bottle in 1 month?
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Difficult to say just yet. What kind of bread yeast did you use for the JOA? Yes, it makes a difference. I used a rapid rising Red Star yeast and got differing results, including high residual sugar in various ancient melomels.
You risk killing your yeast at temperatures above 95 degrees, unfortunately. You should also add +0.0005 to your hydrometer reading if you haven't already, due to the high temp.
However, I could be wrong. My own JAO is at 35 days today and it's almost ready as well. Tried tasting any of them yet?
However, I could be wrong. My own JAO is at 35 days today and it's almost ready as well. Tried tasting any of them yet?
I used 1 batch red star regular yeast and 3 batches fleishmans. They are all cleared and all the fruit is at the bottom. I tasted a batch, i have never tasted mead before so i don't know what it should taste like. But this batch has a strong citrus flavor with not much sweetness
I made a batch in April-May that was clear as a bell in 30 days. When I tried it it was harsh and not at all sweet. Now the temp at that time was around 90.
I let it age after I racked it off the fruit till the first of august and it has not improved in the least. I tried to back sweeten some and it was an improvement, but not much of one.
I added a half gallon of orange juice and three pounds of honey to it and pitched a pack of Laven D47 into it. It's more of a bastardized orange melomel now than a JAO. But it tastes a lot better.
JAO may be more of a spring, fall mead than a summer recipe.
Tarot.
I let it age after I racked it off the fruit till the first of august and it has not improved in the least. I tried to back sweeten some and it was an improvement, but not much of one.
I added a half gallon of orange juice and three pounds of honey to it and pitched a pack of Laven D47 into it. It's more of a bastardized orange melomel now than a JAO. But it tastes a lot better.
JAO may be more of a spring, fall mead than a summer recipe.
Tarot.
