regulatedhobbyist
Well-Known Member
I am getting ready to do a strawberry mead. I have 5# of strawberries cut, frozen and thawing. I was thinking of boiling the strawberries to extract juice sugars ect. Then while the water was still a little warm, adding the honey. The strawberries are in sanitized pantyhose (cheaper than nylon bags), so I will probably leave them in primary as well.
My thoughts lead me to believe that I may get a better OG reading, as well as have more fermentables present when I pitch EC1118. Should I create a yeast starter? Dry pitch? Thoughts?
Additional info:
2 gallon batch
4.5# honey
5# strawberries cut, frozen and thawed
EC1118
Yeast nutrient
Yeast energizer
Spring Water to 2 gallons
My thoughts lead me to believe that I may get a better OG reading, as well as have more fermentables present when I pitch EC1118. Should I create a yeast starter? Dry pitch? Thoughts?
Additional info:
2 gallon batch
4.5# honey
5# strawberries cut, frozen and thawed
EC1118
Yeast nutrient
Yeast energizer
Spring Water to 2 gallons