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Devo9 · 12-06-2012, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TedLarsen

Just a quick note: I'm making this exact mead right now. I just racked it off the fruit, and it's now sitting and making merry bubbles in my carboy. It's a lovely orange/pink color. Can't wait for it to start to clear.

Thanks for this recipe -- it sounds (and smell) fantastic. I'll keep you posted on how it goes!

Awesome! I am glad someone else gets to enjoy my recipe. I'd love to compair notes when it is done.

flyweed · 12-06-2012, 06:09 PM

If you want a Tried and True Strawberry mead recipe that will knock your socks off, and all of your guests..this is the one for you. I posted this quite some time ago. Everyone who has made it loves it. It's good stuff, and we've take ALL of the guesswork out for you!

Good luck
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/group-brew-strawberry-mead-156994/

Devo9 · 12-06-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by flyweed

If you want a Tried and True Strawberry mead recipe that will knock your socks off, and all of your guests..this is the one for you. I posted this quite some time ago. Everyone who has made it loves it. It's good stuff, and we've take ALL of the guesswork out for you!

Good luck
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/group-brew-strawberry-mead-156994/

I might try that some day, thanks for the link.

But it is definitely not the same as what I am making here. I planned to have something with a more complex flavour, hence the vanilla, rhubarb, and thyme. I wish I could rename this thread "Summer Pie Mead" or "Sweet Strawberry Rhubarb Mead", but it is a little late now, so who cares...

Plus there is something to be said for something you have come up with yourself. I love making something new and unique, it is fun to experiment. The guess work is half the fun!

Cheers!

Edit: By the way, Flyweed, my recipe was originally based off of yours. I used yours as a starting point. It took me a while to remember what I started from, but it came to me... so thanks for that!

TedLarsen · 12-07-2012, 01:22 PM

The only difference in how I made it is that after starting to ferment the basic must in a primary (for about 10 days or so), I then added the frozen strawberries and rhubarb (thawed) into the primary. Racked off those 7 days later, and added the thyme and lemon zest (in a hops bag) in that carboy.

Just slight changes in the timing -- and those mostly because I determined I'd rather try to clean out those (disgusting!) strawberries from a primary than a carboy. It's still fermenting away like crazy in the carboy.

Devo9 · 12-07-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by TedLarsen

The only difference in how I made it is that after starting to ferment the basic must in a primary (for about 10 days or so), I then added the frozen strawberries and rhubarb (thawed) into the primary. Racked off those 7 days later, and added the thyme and lemon zest (in a hops bag) in that carboy.

Just slight changes in the timing -- and those mostly because I determined I'd rather try to clean out those (disgusting!) strawberries from a primary than a carboy. It's still fermenting away like crazy in the carboy.

Actually, I plan on doing this next time I make this recipe! It isn't easy to take the fruit out of that carboy...

TedLarsen · 12-10-2012, 12:43 PM

You never posted if it came out as delicious as it sounds....

I am really liking the smell of mine, although as it continues to ferment I'm not picking up quite as much strawberry as I wish. I may still add another pound into the carboy (which would invalidate the "cleaning the carboy" comment I made earlier). I'll take a quick taste in a week or so, and see what I think.

Devo9 · 12-10-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TedLarsen

You never posted if it came out as delicious as it sounds....

I am really liking the smell of mine, although as it continues to ferment I'm not picking up quite as much strawberry as I wish. I may still add another pound into the carboy (which would invalidate the "cleaning the carboy" comment I made earlier). I'll take a quick taste in a week or so, and see what I think.

So far it tastes great. I got a lot of strawberry flavour coming through. It may be because I ran fresh strawberries through the juicer, rather then using frozen strawberries!? I did recently add frozen strawberries in hopes of adding yet more strawberry flavour, but it is a lot messier and I plan on the last bit of strawberries I add to be juiced like the first batch.

My mead is still far from finished, I will post more about it when I get closer to being done.