{"id":462,"date":"2023-05-12T13:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T17:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=462"},"modified":"2023-07-31T09:59:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:59:06","slug":"mrm-late-summer-earl-y-fall-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=462","title":{"rendered":"MRM ~ Late summer \/ Earl-y Fall Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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5\/12\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 lemons peeled
\n1\/2 orange peeled
\n4 oz ginger (peeled and sliced)
\n4 cups water
\n2 bags Earl Grey
\nBoiled the peels for 10 minutes.\u00a0 Steeped the tea bags for 10 minutes while cooling<\/p>\n

1 Gallon Niagara Filtered Water (From Dollar tree)
\n1 Gallon tap water (using empty filtered bottle)
\nAbout 5 lbs honey (2 lbs Gleens and 3 1.8 lb Clover honey from Aldi)
\n1 1\/2 tsp pectic Enzym
\n1 tsp Fermaid-O (reconstituted)
\n1 whole pack of Mangrove Jacks Mead Yeast (reconstituted)
\n100 raisins (not counted out but a lot)<\/p>\n

I added the water and honey to the bucket and stirred.\u00a0 I added the lemon ginger tea to the bucket and stirred. Added the raisins.
\nI added the other gallon of water (using it to shake ALL the honey out of the containers) and stirred.\u00a0 I didn’t think I was going to get the flavor that I wanted so I added all the peels (lemon, orange and ginger) right to the bucket and stirred. I took a gravity reading: 1.090<\/strong> starting gravity.
\nI added the yeast at 85 degrees to the bucket and put the lid on.\u00a0 1 day since pitch.\u00a0 It’s a FULL bucket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5\/30\/23<\/strong>
\nTook Gravity reading: 1.002.\u00a0 Initial taste: Amazing<\/strong>.\u00a0 Lemon and ginger come through very nicely.\u00a0 I might back sweeten slightly.\u00a0 It doesn’t need much.
\nI’ll take another gravity reading on Friday.\u00a0 Need to rack into secondary.
\n6\/1\/23<\/strong>
\nS.G. = 1.000
\nRacked and taste tested.\u00a0 It’s got a strong lemon flavor.\u00a0 In my testing adding more ginger is not the answer.\u00a0 I sweetened it (the tasting only) and that cut the lemon a little.\u00a0 I added vanilla and that seem to smooth it out nicely.\u00a0 In the next week or two I’ll rack again and add sweetener and vanilla.\u00a0 More notes later.<\/p>\n

6\/12\/23<\/strong>
\nNo gravity reading today but I stabilized with 1tsp Potassium Sorbate and 1\/4 tsp Potassium Metabisulphite<\/strong>.\u00a0 I tasted just a very small spoonful and was pleasantly surprised.\u00a0 It’s starting to mellow and the ginger flavor is coming through nicely.\u00a0 I will let it set for a few more days and rack it, backsweeten and bottle.<\/p>\n

6\/14\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Racked, back sweetened and bottled today.\u00a0 S.G.\u00a0 was 1.090 with a final Gravity of 1.000 and back sweetened to 1.028.
\n35 days with an ABV of 11.9%<\/p>\n

7\/17\/23<\/strong>
\nTasted at 1 month and OMG!\u00a0 It’s my best yet.\u00a0 Mouthfeel is great, flavor is awesome.\u00a0 The lemon hits at the front and the ginger kicks in at the end.\u00a0 It’s sweet and perfect.\u00a0 I will be making this one again.
\n7\/29\/23<\/strong>
\nI shared a bottle with Drew.\u00a0 It’s still very tasty.\u00a0 Ginger flavor up front, lemon on the back of the tongue.\u00a0 Great mouthfeel and pleasant aroma.<\/p>\n

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5\/12\/23 2 lemons peeled 1\/2 orange peeled 4 oz ginger (peeled and sliced) 4 cups water 2 bags Earl Grey Boiled the peels for 10 minutes.\u00a0 Steeped the tea bags for 10 minutes while cooling 1 Gallon Niagara Filtered Water (From Dollar tree) 1 Gallon tap water (using empty filtered bottle) About 5 lbs honey … <\/p>\n

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