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Quick Grape Mead (drinkable in 5 weeks)

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White Grape would follow the same procedure and recipe. As for the foaming question ??? , If you use the EXACT RECIPE and yeast and leave 3-4 inches of headspace to start, it WILL NOT foam over. You can add grape juice after a week if you want to top it up a bit but this recipe was not meant to be complicated or to mess with. So what if it doesn't make exactly one gallon. It was made to clear and drink right away while you wait on your longer term meads. Drink up and be happy :)
Joe
 
If all you claim is true about this recipe, then it will easily make a three-five gallon batch. (one gallon batches aren't big enough to hold me very long) Even if made as a one gallon batch, a single racking is easy. 4 inches of headspace in a one gallon jug is a sizeable proportion.

I don't know where this obsession with a no rack recipe comes from. If this is in truth a big deal then I recomend you get a VVessel system. this allows the lees to be pulled off the bottom without racking. I think the price is a bit expensive, but I like the concept.

http://www.vvessel.com/product.html

Personally I find racking to be easily accomplished. As for this 3/4 gallon recipe, that is only like 1 beer bottle a night for 8 days. Invite a couple of friends over... forget it :-)
 
Well, my dear Mead Comrades, I have to agree with the Vike on batch sizing. 1 gallon sizes just irritate me. Don't get me wrong, I do have 3 different recipes, at present, in 1 gallon size, but I will not do this often. As the Vike points out, should a friend drop by and he sees the jug, too bad, cause there ain't gonna be none left when he walks out the door. I have a hard time keeping the 3 gallon size around for any respectable period of time. It would be nice to try some of my mead aged. I may have to start buying 10 gallon carboys.

But, aside from this, I sure appreciate the posting of the recipe. It was an inspiration for me. I have a 3 gallon batch of Concord pyment, into its 2nd week of fermentation and am gearing up for White grape, if I can find "no-additive" juice.

ThirstyViking got me interested in his cyser, while back. Well, my first batch of it has all but quit fermenting and is clear. Took a taste yesterday. I almost cried. Its one of those itsy-bitsy 1 gallon batches. Boohoo, only a gallon! Now, let's see. Where did I see those 10 gallon carboys at a good price.......................
 
Meadiac said:
ThirstyViking got me interested in his cyser, while back. Well, my first batch of it has all but quit fermenting and is clear. Took a taste yesterday. I almost cried. Its one of those itsy-bitsy 1 gallon batches. Boohoo, only a gallon! Now, let's see. Where did I see those 10 gallon carboys at a good price.......................
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Welcome to the brotherhood of the quick and easy cyser. Always glad to lead a "convert" to the light. 8)
 
Yes siree, I see a large batch in the near future. I'm sort-a waiting to get a few of these 1 galloners out of the way. I have 2 gallons of Basic Mead, 2 gallons of something I'm not making public, and the 1 gallon of Cyser, in 1 gallon jugs. In my opinion, 1 gallon jugs are used for bottling. ;D By the way, they take a #14 tapered cork. ;D I figure, about the end of next week, two large batches will be cooking off. At least one will be Cyser.
 
I was wondering if Buckwheat honey is essential or if I could substitute it with an ounce of an unknown brand in my cabinet. Its very dark honey, teetering on blackish color.

I used some of it to top off my 1st batch and I still have half a jar left for use.
 
I haven't had opprotunity to verify it yet, but I understand the Welch's White Grape frozen concentrate is additive free. :-*
 
They have 64oz Welch's white grapejuice at Sams Club and Publix.

Just started it today. With this batch I won't lose the the numbers this time, I have it sticked to the lid. 1.100 was what I got.
 
I did a little shopping yesterday. At least at our local stores, the Welch's White Grape Concentrate has sulfites added. I didn't look at the other brands while there, but did a little research this morning. It seems "Old Ochard" has juice concentrate, with no additives, at all. Maybe someone here has had experience with their juices and can convey their thoughts, here, for us.

http://www.oldorchardjuice.com/juices/juice.htm

If I'm not mistaken, I saw the "Old Orchard" brand in the grocer.
 
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