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Lifecycle
2026-01August & SolbærDanish farmhouse, wild, 24 h maceration, no sulfite, 1 kg solbær crush
macerate
press
primary
racked
aging
bottled
verdict
2026-02aMoldovan traditionaltraditional — honey, water, yeast, nothing else must
pitched
primary
racked
aging
bottled
verdict
2026-02bSolbær melomelblackcurrant melomel, fruited at primary must
pitched
primary
racked
aging
bottled
verdict
Open batches
The vitals
- Batch
- 2026-01
- OG
- 10.5 Brix ≈ 1.042
- Volume
- 9 L juice
- Addition
- Solbær 1 kg · 111 g/L
- Est. ABV
- ~6.0%
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- Batch
- 2026-02a
- OG
- 1.085
- Volume
- 8 L
- ABV
- ~11.2% if dry
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- Batch
- 2026-02b
- OG
- 1.085 +~2 pts from fruit
- Volume
- 7.5 L
- Addition
- Solbær 0.5 kg · 67 g/L
- ABV
- ~11.4% if dry
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Next actions
- Mon 10 AugFermaid O — first dose, 02a and 02b2.2 g each
- Tue 11 AugFermaid O — second dose2.2 g each
- Wed 12 AugFermaid O — third dose2.2 g each
- by Sun 16 AugFermaid O — final dose at the 1/3 break (~1.057). Nothing after.2.2 g each
- dailyStir/aerate the meads until the 1/3 break, then stop—
- ~2 weeksLift the solbær bag from 2026-01, rack off the gross lees—
- before harvestOrder: 71B, GoFerm, pH meter, pectinase, nylon straining bag, small buckets. KMS ordered 09/08.—
- before next pressReplace the fruit bag with a nylon straining bag—
- autumnRed-apple glut: select hard, blend with paradisæbler—