5/31/25
1 Gallon Recipe
1 lb Blackberries (Frozen and thawed)
3 lb honey
2 cups hot Earl Grey tea (2 tea bags in 2 cups of water)
71B Yeast
Mixed all ingredients. Pitched yeast.
O.G. = 1.080 (~10%)
6/3/25
1 tsp Fermaid-O
6/25/25
Racked and stabilized today. It’s thin so I added 1/2 tsp tannin.
S.G. = 1.000 or 10% ABV
7/22/25
1 cup black currant. Back sweetened to 1.040.
Kegged and set to 20 lbs pressure.
8/7/25
This mead is really good. It’s super sweet though. Almost to sweet for me.
I’m drinking it though.