I've been lazy about the mead but today something got done...
The melomel is crystal clear and looking good. I tasted it and found it to be quite flat. It really needs some twang to it. So I drew a 200ml sample and added a 10% w/w solution of acid blend (citric, malic, and tartaric) to it in measured amounts. I ended up adding 8ml of the solution (8g) and though it was a bit heavy on the acid.
I also didn't want to add THAT much acid all in one go. My calculation said to add 80g!
0.8g Acid/200ml Wine=0.004g/ml of acid
0.004g/ml=4g/Liter
5g/Liter * 20Liters = 80g Acid Blend
Too much for me to add at once, so I ended up adding 30g of Acid blend.
Here are the rest of the stats:
pH = 3.6
Free SO2 = 50ppm
Molecular SO2 = 0.8 ppm (RIGHT on the money!)
Gravity = 1.014
Taste Observations: Now I can taste that banana! Woo its really in front. The Strawberry flavor is lacking as of yet. Otherwise it is a nice drink. The alcohol is fairly strong on the nose and somewhat on the tongue. Overall this is good and should be a lot better in a few more months. I'm going to let this acid addition blend for a month and then re-taste.
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