Back Sweetening with Fruit Question

shadz78

So I'm getting ready to bottle my first batch of mead this weekend. I'm working through my next batch recipe and want to back sweeten with some honeycrisp apples. I understand HOW to do it, my question is, "How long does this type of back sweetening typically take?". I know it will be to my taste, but I'm wondering how long do I let it sit before I take that first taste? Also, how much do you add to ensure a proper back sweetening? Is it just trial and error? Or do you start with a standard amount, weight?, and move up for more sweetness? TIA!

MX1

an option I came across last night while watching some youtubes is to take a juice made from the fruit you want to use and reduce it down by 2/3 or so into a concentrated syrup and use that, just an idea
Sorry I do not have any input for your actual question..

Miraculix

You pour yourself a measured glass of mead, add some juice, try it, add more juice if necessary, try it and repeat till you reach desired sweetness. You then scale it up according to your batches size and you're good.
Then you pasteurize it.

shadz78

I'm not using juice. I'm going to place the cut up apples into a food safe bag and allow it to sit in the mead.

MX1

you will get some apple flavor, but not sure it will actually back sweeten