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Ha! Absolutely! After my 5 gallon BOMM I made several 1 gal batches and this weekend will see about another 5 getting going. That one will have only one gallon taken out at 30 days to be consumed like a Conehead consumes a six pack and the rest laid down to age


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That's my challenge right now. Making enough ready to drink fast mead that I have some left to lay down and enough to drink that I leave my 1 gal traditionals alone for a year. I've got a 5 gal batch of Black Cherry Melomel that went over big at Christmas that I'm drinking on now and should have some left to put away when my 5 gals of Blueberry Melomel is ready to sip on.
 
perceived sweetness and headspace

And you're right about perceived sweetness being fickle. I've got a gallon batch of chipotle capsumel in secondary now, and at SG = 0.998, there is a definite sweetness about it, despite the low gravity reading. I don't have anywhere near the experience to explain why and what might go into making it so, but I hope to someday.

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Hi Joe -- Our black currant / berry with wildflower and blueberry honey finished up at 14% and .998. Although the reading is dry it definitely has a sweet nose and fruity taste. We will probably backsweeten but will let it bulk age a month or two before we do. We went ahead and added sulfites and stablelizers.

---question about headspace though. The latest racking to a new 5 gal carboy leaves us about a quart short. We do not have any marbles and do not want to dilute the batch. What do you think -- will that amount of headspace cause spoilage?

thanks
 
There are some other things that can give a perception of sweetness.

I recall spirits that are distillated in copper alembic stills, have a sweet taste, very different from those from stainless steel stills.
 
mannye said:
Ha! Absolutely! After my 5 gallon BOMM I made several 1 gal batches and this weekend will see about another 5 getting going. That one will have only one gallon taken out at 30 days to be consumed like a Conehead consumes a six pack and the rest laid down to age
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Or like Zaphod drinks a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster ??
 
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