On Sunday, I took gravity readings of all batches of mead, and also bottled up No. 2 for long-term aging.
Below I also noted the changes, if any, from the prior readings I had taken. Some of the meads appear to show gravity readings that rose from last time, but I'm assuming that was because of an erroneous reading before. This week's readings I'm fairly certain are correct. I also added brief tasting notes of each batch.
Mead No. 1 - Midnight Jack
Gravity: 0.993 No change
Mead No. 2 - Traditional
Gravity: 1.009 (up from 1.006? Not likely)
Sweet taste. Bottled into 4 old Carroll's bottles
Mead No. 3 - Traditional
Gravity: 0.993 (down from 1.000 on 8/14)
Dry taste, very clear. Ready for back sweetening and bottling
Mead No. 4 - Traditional
Gravity: 0.993 (prior reading: 0.992)
Dry, not as harsh tasting as it was
Mead No. 5 - JOAM
Gravity: 0.998 (prior reading: 0.994)
Dry, slightly sweeter than No. 4
Mead No. 6 - Raspberry-Pomegranate
Gravity: 1.012 (prior reading: 0.994, but that was before pomegranate juice was added; forgot to take reading afterwards)
Tart taste; the pomegranate juice has overpowered whatever raspberry flavor was there. It also didn't appear to be clear at all
Mead No. 7 - Sweet
Gravity: 1.107 (prior reading: 1.106)
Very sweet taste
Mead No. 8 - Cyser
Gravity: 0.995 (prior reading: 1.034)
Dry, white wine taste. It lost the sweet apple cider flavor it had before, and looked carbonated
Mead No. 9 - Traditional
Gravity: 0.992 (prior reading: 1.073)
Dry, but slightly sweet and light
Mead No. 10 - Chocolate
Gravity: 0.993 (prior reading: 1.113)
Chocolate-y, but more like powder than syrup, but otherwise dry and light
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