{"id":439,"date":"2023-07-06T10:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=439"},"modified":"2023-07-06T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:34:58","slug":"mrm-summer-berry-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=439","title":{"rendered":"MRM – Summer Berry Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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4\/21\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 lbs Glenns Honey
\n3 lbs Classic Fruit Medley from Kroger
\n1 Gallon water (from tap)
\n1 tsp Fermaid O
\n1\/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme
\nJuice of 1 lime
\nPeel of 1 lime (used peeler for just the peel)
\n100 raisins (for mouthfeel)<\/p>\n

SG = 1.092<\/strong><\/p>\n

5-8-23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Took a reading.\u00a0 SG = .009.\u00a0 It’s done fermenting.\u00a0 Tasted good.\u00a0 Needs aged.<\/p>\n

5-12-23<\/strong>
\nI racked the mead off the fruit into 1 gallon glass carboys.\u00a0 There was more than 1 gallon.
\nI used some leftover mead to decrease headspace in the second gallon.\u00a0 It wasn’t enough to fill but I think will work.\u00a0 It will be a blended mead and bottled and labeled separately.\u00a0 Of course I sanitized everything and used sanitized water in the airlocks.\u00a0 It’s only been 3 weeks so this has a ways to sit in secondary.<\/p>\n

21 days since started.\u00a0 SG = .009 ABV = 13.4
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5-20-23<\/strong><\/p>\n

I re-racked both the straight and the blended today.\u00a0 There was a LOT of sediment due to the poor rack I got the first time.\u00a0 Gonna let it set for another week before bottling.\u00a0 Tasting both the straight still has a HOT alcohol taste but the berry flavor is there.\u00a0 The blended is just straight mead flavor.\u00a0 I think I may add the peach flavoring that I bought to that blended mead.\u00a0 There is only about 1\/2 gallon of the blended and a gallon of the straight.<\/p>\n

5-25-23
\nBottling day!!!!!\u00a0 My favorite day!!!!
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35 days since started.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blended<\/strong>:\u00a0 I added 2 Tblsp of Peach flavoring and 3 “glugs” of honey.\u00a0 Got a bottling gravity of 1.039<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s gonna be sweet and delicious.<\/p>\n

Straight<\/strong>:\u00a0 I added 2 “glugs” of honey.\u00a0 Got a bottling gravity of 1.020<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s not as sweet as the Blended…..But that’s OK.\u00a0 It’s really good.<\/p>\n

6\/20\/23<\/strong> (61 days)
\nI have a bottle in the fridge now.\u00a0 The Straight is spot on and may be my favorite mead I’ve made so far.<\/p>\n

6\/26\/23<\/strong>
\nThe one month testing came out very well.\u00a0 The berry flavor is good but I get a bit of spoiled berry flavor right at the end.\u00a0 It actually bottle conditioned to carbonate.\u00a0 I wasn’t expecting that but looking at the notes I did NOT stabilize this.
\nThe blended is weird.\u00a0 The peach flavor gets lost but K & D said it feels “soft” on the tongue.<\/p>\n

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4\/21\/23 3 lbs Glenns Honey 3 lbs Classic Fruit Medley from Kroger 1 Gallon water (from tap) 1 tsp Fermaid O 1\/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme Juice of 1 lime Peel of 1 lime (used peeler for just the peel) 100 raisins (for mouthfeel) SG = 1.092 5-8-23 Took a reading.\u00a0 SG = .009.\u00a0 It’s done … <\/p>\n

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