Amount of Honey in UK Gallon

[Begbie]

Hello all,

I've made 5 different batches of mead so far in my new hobby of mead making. With each recipe I've followed, I'm sure they're all to US gallon measures. So, where a recipe asks for 3lbs of honey, should I be scaling that up to suit an Imperial gallon? What do you guys do?

 

[johncrobinson]

Yes US gallons are not quite the same as UK gallons.

Really Scott dont get hung up on recipies,There is a HUGE amount of leeway when it comes to brewing.

Its NOT like adding salt to a recipe when a tad too much can ruin the meal.

Hope this helps.

 

[Ebob01]

A US gallon is 3.8 litres whilst a UK is 4.5 so multiply the recipe by 4.5/3.8 which equals 1.2.

What I have done for mead is look at the sugar content on the jar and then just add the amount of honey to get the sugar per litre for the alcohol content I am aiming for...

 

[johncrobinson]

I ALLWAYS check the gravity and make final adjustments of the must BEFORE pitching the yeast, Mistakes are so easy to make otherwise,Plus you will know your final ABV.
Missprints in recipies are also much more common than you might think.!!!