| Batch # | Batch Type | Date in Primary | Date in Secondary | Date Racked | Date Racked | Date Filled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 | Acerglyn (Maple Mead) | 5/10/14 | 5/28/14 | 12/31/15 | 1/29/18 | 11/6/19 |
Ingredients: Approx 2 quarts of "known good" 2014 maple syrup plus rinsate
Approx 8 pounds of 2012 PHF Fall honey, crystallized
Approx 3 gallons boiled water to SG 1.110
Comments:
This batch was started after finishing maple sugar for 2014. Took all the stuff with "sugar sand" (minerals) from the sap and all the rinse from the various jars and pots and funnels and combined it with 2012 honey remaining in a bucket, total volume 4 gallons. Cooled overnight in a sanitized brew bucket, pitched the proofed yeast the following morning 5/10/14.
Actively fermenting on 5/11/14 and aerated vigorously with a spoon. Vigorous fermentation slowing around 5/15/14, sooner than batch 32, which makes sense since that started at higher gravity.
5/28/14: Signs of active fermentation as top surface "sparkled". Racked from buck to carboy. Very cloudy, still sweet but mellow. Probably a bit early to rack but not concerned about foaming over due to >1 gallon headspace. Compact lees and maple sugar sand.
12/31/15: Golden color, 1/2" dark brown sediment on the bottom, clear surface. Tastes sweet, slightly astringent. Should age out nicely.
1/29/18 Update: A little over 2 years since I updated, but I still have this. If it was racked in this time I don't have a record of it, though I'm sure I topped off airlocks in this time. No sediment on the bottom, very clear. Very sweet tasting mead, tastes good but still has some astringency which is largely masked by the sweetness. Should be good to bottle in another year if no more cloudiness shows up.
11/6/19: Bottled a very clear, very sweet acerglyn. Yield was 22 each 375 ml bottles and 2 each 750 ml bottles. Added approx. 1 gallon to batch 36 cider to sweeten at bottling and 0.5 gallon dregs to batch 38.
| Measurement | Pre-Ferm (PF) | Post-Primary (PP) | Post-Second (PS) | At Bottling (AB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific gravity (hyd) | 1.110 | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| % Potential ABV (hyd) | 14.2% | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| %mas sacc (refrac) | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| ° Oechsle (°Oe) (refrac): | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| KMW (refrac) | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| pH (pH meter) | tbd | tbd | tbd | tbd |
| % alcohol (vin) | n/a | tbd | tbd | tbd |
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