Wed May 21, 2008 12:41 am
Hey Bug,
www.gotmead.com has a mead calculator that's helpful. #12 for a 3 gallon batch sounds better, K1-V1116 is a beast! D-47 is better, my preference runs towards the D-47 or DV10. The recipe suggested for the chocolate mead...it will take at least 1 year before it will start to taste ok. For kicks, you can try a 1 gallon batch of ancient orange (see gotmead site or holler at me) and it is ready to drink in a couple of months or so. The other advantage for a first mead, this recipe uses regular bread yeast that likes a temp. range up to high 70's. It gets better with time. Oh, yeah! It finishes sweet with a nice orange&honey flavor. After aging about 5 months, it kicks ass!
Hope this helps,
Cheers
Brewbear
BEER, not just for breakfast any more!