{"id":306,"date":"2023-02-06T09:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T14:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=306"},"modified":"2023-02-06T09:49:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T14:49:09","slug":"stella-blu-blueberry-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=306","title":{"rendered":"Stella Blu:  BlueBerry Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F306&print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F306&print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/advancedmixology.com\/blogs\/art-of-mixology\/how-to-make-blueberry-mead#recipe\">https:\/\/advancedmixology.com\/blogs\/art-of-mixology\/how-to-make-blueberry-mead#recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"rk_ingredients rk_column rk_column_third\">\n<p class=\"rk_column_heading\">Ingredients<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1-gallon Water (non-chlorinated or filtered)<\/li>\n<li>2-3 lbs. Honey (depending on how sweet you want your mead)<\/li>\n<li>1 to 2 lbs. Blueberries (fresh or frozen)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd packet <a title=\"Lalvin saccharomyces bayanus, pack of 10\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sW8MBK\">Champagne yeast<\/a> or other wine yeast<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 cup <a title=\"Sun-Maid organic raisins\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3c8kovr\">Raisins<\/a> or <a title=\"North mountain supply food grade yeast nutrient\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3pioMMa\">yeast nutrient<\/a><\/li>\n<li>1 Vanilla bean sliced lengthwise (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 <a title=\"McCormick cinnamon sticks, pack of 1\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sYeGlU\">Cinnamon stick<\/a> (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rk_directions rk_column\">\n<p class=\"rk_column_heading\">Directions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"step-1\">Put the blueberries into the carboy. Make sure to choose the ripe blueberries and discard low quality and moldy ones. As a general rule of thumb, don\u2019t put it in your mead if you would not eat it. Remove all stems and leafy parts, then clean the fruits.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-2\">Put the cinnamon and vanilla into the glass carboy for added flavors (optional)<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-3\">Then, add the raisins. Homebrewers use <a title=\"Sun-Maid organic raisins\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3c8kovr\">raisins<\/a> as a natural yeast nutrient. They provide the yeast\u2019s additional nutrient requirement without leaving any flavor.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-4\">Using the <a title=\"KarZone all purpose funnel set, piece of 4\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3or1DGf\">funnel<\/a>, carefully pour the warm honey-and-water mixture into the glass jug.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-5\">Pour the remaining \u00bd gallon of the non-chlorinated or filtered water into the jug. Make sure to leave extra headspace of at least two inches to make room for degassing.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-6\">Then, put the lid on the jug and lightly mix everything around.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-7\">To help you determine the mead\u2019s alcohol percentage, take a gravity reading using the <a title=\"Hydrometer &amp; testing jar kit\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mk8rbh\">hydrometer<\/a> and a sample from the bucket. This step is optional, so it is fine even if you do not have a hydrometer.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-8\">Prepare the yeast by rehydrating it according to the package instructions.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-9\">Once you have achieved the desired temperature, put half of the packet\u2019s contents into the must and shake (or stir if you are using a fermenting bucket) to distribute the yeast evenly.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-10\">Put the lid back on, add the <a title=\"Twin bubble airlock and carboy bung, pack of 2\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Ye2Kyu\">airlock<\/a>, and let the fermentation begin. Usually, it takes 12 to 24 hours for the bubbles to appear, meaning the fermentation is a success.<\/li>\n<li id=\"step-11\">Set the mixture aside to ferment. Keep the jug in a cool, dark place without direct sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>12\/27\/22<\/p>\n<p>Putting together this mead today.\u00a0 Recipe below. Starting gravity 1.080 with a potential of 10.7 % ABV.\u00a0 Not to shabby.<\/p>\n<p>1lb Frozen Blueberries<br \/>\n2oz Chopped raisins (yes I measured)<br \/>\n1 Cinnamon stick<br \/>\n2.5 lbs honey<br \/>\n1 cup Hot earl Grey tea<br \/>\n2 tsp Fleishmans bread yest<br \/>\nI did NOT use the vanilla&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1\/13<\/p>\n<p>Still some activity in the airlock.\u00a0 On Tuesday 1\/17 I&#8217;m going to take a reading and rack off the berries.<\/p>\n<p>1\/21<br \/>\nI racked off Stella from the berries today.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t clear at all but it tasted very good.\u00a0 It was a bit sweet with a hint of blueberry flavor.\u00a0 Still very alcoholic flavor though.\u00a0 I took a reading and got 1.020.\u00a0 If it doesn&#8217;t ferment any more that is 8.44% ABV.\u00a0 I will take one more reading before bottling of course.<br \/>\nThere is still some activity in the airlock and there is a weird floating substance on top.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not to worried, everything was sanitized. 2\/11 will be 3 weeks racked and may be ready for bottling.<\/p>\n<p>2\/4\/23<\/p>\n<p>Final Gravity 1.014.\u00a0 Bottling day.\u00a0 OMG this thing tastes soooo good.\u00a0 It&#8217;s got that nice sweet blueberry taste with the hit of the alcohol up front.\u00a0 It smells delicious and the clarity is just OK.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not great but not terrible either.\u00a0 I&#8217;m sure that once in the bottle for a while it will clear even more. I got 5 full bottles and about 1\/2 of another.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t a complete FULL gallon.<\/p>\n<p>SG = 1.080<br \/>\nFG = 1.014<\/p>\n<p>ABV = 9.75%<\/p>\n<p>NOT TO BAD!!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-768x1364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-1153x2048.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/0StellaBlue-1568x2785.jpg 1568w, 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Honey (depending on how sweet you want your mead) 1 to 2 lbs. Blueberries (fresh or frozen) \u00bd packet Champagne yeast or other wine yeast 1\/8 cup Raisins or yeast nutrient 1 Vanilla bean sliced lengthwise (optional) 1 Cinnamon stick (optional) Directions Put the blueberries into &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=306\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Stella Blu:  BlueBerry Mead&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brewing","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=306"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306\/revisions\/357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}