3/4/23
Saw a recipe from Man Made Mead for fermenting store bought juices. Here is the recipe.
2 2 liter jugs of Ocean Spray Cran-Pineapple juice
1oz yeast
That’s it. Mixed it and added an airlock. SG = 1.048 (possible 6.3% ABV)
I will take a final reading on 3/18/23 and bottle (or drink it) it.
3/6/23
There was no activity at all in the airlock. Stalled maybe cause I didn’t add very much yeast to begin with so I added a whole packet of Lalvin EC-1118 yeast. This yeast will go to 15% ABV but of course we should only get to about 6%
3/21/23
Gravity = 1.006. I’m going to give it another week. First taste was very dry. Good flavor but may need some back sweetening.
4/7/23
FG = 1.004 6.09% ABV
1/2 tsp Potassium Sorbate
1/2 tsp Potassium Metabisulphite
1/2 Cup Splenda for back sweetening
Racked into Keg and set pressure to 12 lbs
5/20/23
It’s kegged and fizzy. Not much flavor. I back sweetened it with Splenda and you can really tell. It’s almost got a bitter flavor.
It’s almost gone though…….