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| === Eric & Donna === | | === Eric & Donna === |
| + | Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry Mead |
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| + | * 7oz blueberries |
| + | * 7oz blackberries |
| + | * 7oz raspberries |
| + | * 1 cup water |
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| + | smash up all the berries and simmer all of above ingredients for a few minutes until largely liquefied. strain through cheesecloth, keep only liquid. |
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| + | * 46 oz unpasteurized honey |
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| + | add all of the above to a pot with the berry juice and top up to 1 gallon with water. Heat while continaully stirring to 150F. You want to pasteurize and also dissolve all the honey without burning it at all. |
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| + | * Add 1 tsp LD carlson yeast nutrient and stir until dissolved. |
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| + | Cool to 100F or below with an ice bath or other method and pour into a sterilized glass 1 gallon jug. (sterilize using Star San) |
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| + | * Add 1/2 tsp raspberry extract. |
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| + | Cool to 75F and add yeast - 4184 sweet mead wyyeast, use 1/6th of a smackpack. |
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| === Michael === | | === Michael === |
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| === Justin === | | === Justin === |
| + | Blueberry and Raspberry Mead. |
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| + | * 48oz Sunny Hill Honey |
| + | * Enough tap water to bring it up to a gallon |
| + | * Heat mixture to 161 °F while stirring to pasteurize |
| + | * Remove from Heat |
| + | * Add 1tbsp Blueberry Extract |
| + | * Add 2tbsp Raspberry Extract |
| + | * Cool mixture to 80 °F |
| + | * Transfer to 1 gallon jug |
| + | * Add 1tsp Yeast Nutrient (Diammonium phosphate) |
| + | * Add 20mL Wyeast Sweet Mead Yeast (4184) |
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| + | The plan is to let it ferment for 1 or 2 weeks (until it's done), then transfer it to another container and let it age for roughly 11 months. |
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| + | * Initial Gravity: 1.114 |
| + | * Racking Gravity: ??? |
| + | * Final Gravity: ??? |
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| === Arturo === | | === Arturo === |
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| === Ryan === | | === Ryan === |
| + | Ginger and Nutmeg Mead |
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| + | * 3 lbs Honey |
| + | * 3/4 oz grated fresh ginger |
| + | * Some ground nutmeg (mistake, didn't realize we had whole nutmeg) |
| + | * Some whole nutmeg |
| + | * Added cold water to jug to top up to near 1 gal |
| + | * 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Diammonium Phosphate) |
| + | * 1/2 tsp Yeast Nutrient (B Vitamin Complex & Thiamine) |
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| + | Fermenting notes: |
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| + | * Initial Gravity: 1.074 |
| + | * Racking Gravity: ??? |
| + | * Final Gravity: ??? |
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| == Fermenting == | | == Fermenting == |
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| == Tasting Notes == | | == Tasting Notes == |
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| [[Category:Beer Church Beers]] | | [[Category:Beer Church Beers]] |