2ndGenBrewer
Well-Known Member
Hello fellow brewers! I just topped off my first 5 gallon batch of mead to bulk age and not quite sure how to categorize it. (I done about six 1 gallon batches so far)
Here is the recipe:
4 gallons water
1 lb of dried Rose hips
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1/2 oz of Irish moss
1 tsp of LD Carlson yeast nutrient
Lavin 71B-1122
15 lb of Ambrosia clover honey (from the west slope of Colorado)
I boiled the rose hips for about 30 minutes, removed from the heat and added the honey and boiled Irish moss. Once it cooled to room temp I added the lemon juice, nutrient and hydrated yeast.
That was back at the end of Feb. Since then the primary fermented out and I racked it into a glass carboy. It still has a "fire water" flavor but turned out nice and dry and gets more floral notes every day.
My main question is that technically rose hips are the fruit from a rose bush, but in this case there is clear floral notes to the mead along with a "tangy" flavor. Is this a rhodomel or melomel? Or is it in between?
Otherwise I would just appreciate all of your opinions! (And yes I know I use out dated methods of brewing like Irish moss and lemon juice it just how I was taught! lol!)
Rock on fellow brewers! :rockin:
Here is the recipe:
4 gallons water
1 lb of dried Rose hips
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1/2 oz of Irish moss
1 tsp of LD Carlson yeast nutrient
Lavin 71B-1122
15 lb of Ambrosia clover honey (from the west slope of Colorado)
I boiled the rose hips for about 30 minutes, removed from the heat and added the honey and boiled Irish moss. Once it cooled to room temp I added the lemon juice, nutrient and hydrated yeast.
That was back at the end of Feb. Since then the primary fermented out and I racked it into a glass carboy. It still has a "fire water" flavor but turned out nice and dry and gets more floral notes every day.
My main question is that technically rose hips are the fruit from a rose bush, but in this case there is clear floral notes to the mead along with a "tangy" flavor. Is this a rhodomel or melomel? Or is it in between?
Otherwise I would just appreciate all of your opinions! (And yes I know I use out dated methods of brewing like Irish moss and lemon juice it just how I was taught! lol!)
Rock on fellow brewers! :rockin: