Poobah58

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How's the mead? I'm gonna carb mine in a week or two. We should swap in early Feb. so it can be tasted on GW's birthday!

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flyweed

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Can't wait to hear how it tastes..I am still angry I was too busy to get this brew going with you guys. I say we get another "group brew" started within the next couple weeks...decide on a flavor and give everyone maybe a week to 10 days to GATHER all necessary ingredients and then all brew on the same day.

Dan

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1 gallon secondary: Blood orange Mead
1 gallon secondary: Grape Mead
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On Tap: Apple/Cherry Hard Cider

Poobah58

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I'm game.....

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flyweed

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Ok...I have a recipe I have been dying to try, as everyone who has tasted it said they would take a CASE of this stuff. I can start a new thread if we'd like. Hopefully Hightest will help us out with the compiling information on each persons fermentation as he did this one.

Anyway..here is the recipe info:

Strawberry Pizazz mead

18lbs Wildflower Honey (OG 1.140)
17lbs of frozen then thawed Strawberries
3 crushed campden tablets
4 tsp of nutrient of your choice
Water to 6.5 gallons
5g KV-1116

That's all!

Usual staggered nutrient additions using a nutrient of your choice.
Punch the cap , or use a mesh bag, down 2-3 times per day and aerate for 2 min.
Everything is cold mixed and set on the crushed campden for 24 hours.
Yeast was rehydrated in 100F must for 2 hours

Fements down to about 1.015 - 1.020...then you can rack into secondary and bulk age for at least 6 months. Will be very drinkable young, but 6 months to a year makes it an OMG drink that will be gone FAST!!

Dan

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5 gal secondary: Strawberry Mead
1 gallon secondary: Blood orange Mead
1 gallon secondary: Grape Mead
On Tap: Blackberry Blonde Ale
On Tap: Apple/Cherry Hard Cider

MedsenFey

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That should be a really good recipe. It looks similar to Yo's Strawberry Pizazz which has been so good that he and B. Nektar meadery are producing it commercially now. He uses a little more strawberry in some of his versions. I would make one suggestion which is to increase the yeast pitched to 10 grams - for high gravity starts that will usually get you better results.

I hope you get a great mead.

Medsen

Poobah58

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Dan, that does look good. You should start another group brew thread and see if there's any interest.

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bienaime

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I was too busy for the last one, hopefully I willavailable this time

flyweed

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Ok...I'll start a new thread and see who's onboard. I picked this recipe..because it is tastey, and all of the ingredients are easy to acquire.

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5 gal secondary: Strawberry Mead
1 gallon secondary: Blood orange Mead
1 gallon secondary: Grape Mead
On Tap: Blackberry Blonde Ale
On Tap: Apple/Cherry Hard Cider

WheresOurFish

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Well, it's been nearly a year. Has anybody snuck any sample tastes yet? I just started gathering all the ingredients for a batch of this, and am quite curious. I was introduced to mead years ago with a batch of something very similar to this cherry/vanilla recipe, so I guess there's a nostalgia factor for me. I'm also thinking about making a test batch of a pineapple/ginger mead. As soon as my schedule lets me get to my LHBS for a few things, I'll see what I can come up with.

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Poobah58

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Mine is tasting good. Maybe a tad sweet but nice flavor. Love the vanilla beans...

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