49 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
49 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown
# Fermentation Log — Apple Honey Butter Mead
|
||
|
||
## Batch info
|
||
|
||
| Field | Value |
|
||
|---|---|
|
||
| Batch name | Apple Honey Butter Mead |
|
||
| Brew date | 2026-08-29 |
|
||
| Batch size | About 3.75 gal, fermented in 5 gal bucket |
|
||
| Apple cider/juice | A little over 2.5 gal apple juice |
|
||
| Honey used | About 8 lb honey |
|
||
| Yeast | Lalvin 71B-1122 planned |
|
||
| Original gravity | 1.120 |
|
||
| Final gravity before backsweetening | TBD |
|
||
| Final gravity after backsweetening | TBD |
|
||
| Bottling date | TBD |
|
||
|
||
## Gravity / temperature log
|
||
|
||
| Date/time | Day/elapsed | Gravity | Temp | pH if known | Notes |
|
||
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|
|
||
| 2026-08-29 15:29 EDT | T+0h | 1.120 | 64°F | | Brew day / mix: about 8 lb honey, a little over 2.5 gal apple juice, about 3.75 gal total volume. High OG; planned Fermaid O total ~15 g split into four ~3.75–4 g additions. |
|
||
| 2026-08-30 20:02 EDT | T+28.3h | | | | User reported no Fermaid O added yet and fermentation does not appear to have started. Recommended wait/check approach before nutrient addition; verify seal/temp/activity and consider yeast re-pitch if no signs by ~48h. |
|
||
| 2026-08-31 22:32 EDT | T+54.8h | | | | User reported apple butter mead still has not started fermenting. Plan: give it until tomorrow; if still no activity, repitch yeast. Continue holding Fermaid O until fermentation activity is established. |
|
||
| 2026-09-01 21:14 EDT | T+77.5h | | | | User deferred tonight's fermentation/repitch check by one day; no action tonight. Schedule pushed one day. |
|
||
| 2026-09-02 21:52 EDT | T+102.2h | | | | User reported no fermentation yet and cannot repitch tonight. Plan: push schedule one more day and repitch tomorrow if still inactive. Continue holding Fermaid O until fermentation activity is established. |
|
||
| 2026-09-03 21:00 EDT | T+125.3h | | | | User opened to repitch and smelled alcohol; concluded fermentation is underway. No repitch. Plan: add Fermaid O tomorrow. |
|
||
| 2026-09-04 23:03 EDT | T+151.4h | | | | User cannot add Fermaid O tonight; delayed one more day. Reminder moved to 2026-09-05 21:00 EDT. Do not add multiple catch-up nutrient doses at once. |
|
||
|
||
## Additions log
|
||
|
||
| Date/time | Addition | Amount | Notes |
|
||
|---|---|---:|---|
|
||
| 2026-08-29 15:42 EDT | Yeast pitched | 1 packet Lalvin 71B-1122 planned/assumed | User reported pitch done. T+ nutrient schedule remains based on this brew/pitch window; first Fermaid O addition planned for 2026-08-30 21:00 EDT if fermentation is active/healthy. |
|
||
| | Pectic enzyme | | |
|
||
| | Fermaid O | | |
|
||
| | Stabilized | | |
|
||
| | Backsweetened with honey | | |
|
||
| | Vanilla | | |
|
||
| | Cinnamon/spices | | |
|
||
| | Butter/butterscotch extract | | |
|
||
| | Acid/tannin/salt adjustment | | |
|
||
|
||
## Tasting notes
|
||
|
||
| Date | Appearance | Aroma | Flavor | Changes needed |
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||
| | | | | |
|