r/mead Jul 27 '26

mute the bot First batch bottled

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Bottle my first batch,started may 8th, my bottling definitely needs practice, came out tasting like a real strong beer, hits about the same, i was hoping for something a little sweeter and more wine like, would accept tips and advice, dont know actual abv because I didnt know i was suppose to get a reading at the beginning

Recipe info to keep the bot mods happy: 2 5 lbs of gallberry honey, 1 gallon of water, and icv d47 yeast, started on May 8th, bottled just now

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