#5 New Moon Pomegranate Mead

I'm really not digging this one. I was going to rack it, as it's nearly the new moon, but I decided instead to just let it be. There's not much sediment and the yeast I used should be fine for lees aging. I drew out a tiny sample and it's just sort of sour with a bit of bitter to it. We'll see.

#8 Roasted Metheglyn

Racked off oak. I was planning on racking it onto some more medium oak (American), but I am satisfied with the oak levels it has now. This has aged pretty smoothly and I think it will just keep on improving. It's immensely warm and comforting, roasty, something you'd want to drink on a crisp late autumn or winter day.

I didn't take an SG reading, but there seems to be a hint of sweetness.

#13 Tart Cherry Vanilla Melomel

Racked off mahleb and vanilla beans. Beautiful, rich red color with a hint of brown. This stuff is pretty smooth, but finishes with a slight alcohol bite. Not unpleasant, though. It has a deep cherry/vanilla fragrance and taste, with the honey present as well. I am tired as hell and feeling non-descriptive, so I'll just say this is really good stuff. It's also just sweet enough.

SG 1.011

#15 Chestnut Varietal Mead

Racked off gross lees. The color of the honey has been carried into the mead, there's definitely an orange to the amber. The sample I drew out tasted pretty much like any month-old mead, but there are distinct tones of the smokey chestnut honey.

SG 1.015

#3 Spiced Cyser

I bottled it this morning. It's still a tiny bit bubbly, but I used old Redstone Meadery grolsch-style bottles. They bottle their sparkling meads in those bottles, so it should be okay.

This one came out really nice. I can taste the apple, honey, and cinnamon. The smell is the cinnamon and a sweet, floral smell. Apples. The taste starts with sweet apple, then the honey, and the finish is warm, warm cinnamon.

SG at bottling 1.022.

Names

I named some of my meads/wines. Because I am a dork. Heh.

The cyser I was bitching about is clearing again. Whew.

#3 Spiced Cyser

God fucking dammit. The sorbate and sulfite I added seem to have created a haze in the mead that doesn't want to drop clear. Guess I'll have to wait a bit and see. The fuck?