Chocolate Orange Mead - Start to Tasting!

Hello everyone! This is the long-awaited chocolate orange mead I've been promising to make for forever! This video takes you through the ENTIRE process, so I hope you enjoy it! What I did: 2lb OB honey Half a packet of Mangrove Jack 05 yeast 2 tsp sweet orange peel SG: 1.080 Racked & stabilized Added OJ to taste + 1/4 cup toasted cocoa nibs + 1/8 tsp malic acid & tannin + almost a cup of OB honey G: 1.024 Removed nibs after 9 days (could have sat longer) Added 1/2 tbsp sweet orange peel + 1/4 cup toasted cocoa nibs + .16 oz mocha oak chips. Left for about a week. Added another 1/2 cup OB honey G: 1.042 Added sparkloid BOTTLED! ********************************************************************************* Website: Faewoodmead.com 🔥Easy Beginner Set Up🔥 1 Gallon Carboy Set Up - https://amzn.to/40BnVve Racking Cane & Clip - https://amzn.to/40AHuUx 2 Gallon Brewing Bucket - https://amzn.to/40kG5A1 Lalvin Yeast - https://amzn.to/4gTz1l1 Bottling Wand - https://amzn.to/3WkcSE0 Starsan Sanitizer - https://amzn.to/4jm12TO Hydrometer & Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/4g3wUJY FermaidO & GoFerm: https://amzn.to/4gYOeRO Campden Tablet (Stabilizer): https://amzn.to/4gYOeRO Bookshop.org Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/faewoodmead For books that I've enjoyed & reviewed (or will be reviewing) Join the Faewood Mead Patreon for exclusive perks, and to further support this channel! I appreciate you!   / faewoodmead   For all the links in one, including an Amazon wishlist, please click on the link below: https://linktr.ee/FaewoodMead Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links and I receive a commission if you visit a link and buy something on my recommendation. Purchasing via an affiliate link doesn’t cost you any extra, and I only recommend products and services I trust. All opinions are my own. Inquiries: [email protected] Track: Roots — KV [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Roots — KV | Free Background Music | Audio...   Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/roots Track: Empty — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Empty — Land of Fire | Free Background Mus...   Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/empty