dummkauf
Well-Known Member
Just bottled up my first batch of Mead, a peach/mango melomel, that I made about 10 months ago, it's not bad, not great either, but I am happy with it for my first attempt and am anxious to see what it will be like in another 6 months in bottles.
Anyway, I decided to try my hand at a cherry mead this afternoon, here's what I have downstairs in a large bucket
- 15 Lbs Clover Honey(Costco special)
- 9Lbs sweet red cherries(I've read tart are better but I couldn't find any, so went with sweet instead. Will see if I can get some tart ones for the secondary).
- 2 handfuls of raisins.
- 2 packages of Cote Des Blancs dry yeast.
Mixed it up, shook the bucket to aerate, pitched yeast, shook some more, dropped in the cherries & raisins and down to the brew cave with it.
Looking forward to how this one turns out in about 9-12 months.
Anyway, I decided to try my hand at a cherry mead this afternoon, here's what I have downstairs in a large bucket
- 15 Lbs Clover Honey(Costco special)
- 9Lbs sweet red cherries(I've read tart are better but I couldn't find any, so went with sweet instead. Will see if I can get some tart ones for the secondary).
- 2 handfuls of raisins.
- 2 packages of Cote Des Blancs dry yeast.
Mixed it up, shook the bucket to aerate, pitched yeast, shook some more, dropped in the cherries & raisins and down to the brew cave with it.
Looking forward to how this one turns out in about 9-12 months.