Brann_mac_Finnchad
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Black Lagoon Hydromel
12 dried juniper berries
10 fresh bay leaves (cracked)
3 (small) sprigs of fresh rosemary
1.25-1.5 pounds honey
I made a tisane with herbs by boiling for about 10 minutes then letting it steep for about an hour and a quarter. At the beginning it was a nice, pale green, after steeping it was a beautiful cranberry red (strain herbs out here), and when I added the honey it turned grey.
Water to 1 gallon.
Pitched ½ tsp Nottingham brewers yeast.
1 Tbsp of Lemon juice added in Secondary.
It's best if you don't wait for it to clear completely before bottling--if you do the flavours are completely different, and more bland. This mead will change colours--and flavours--dramatically a number of times during the fermentation process.
12 dried juniper berries
10 fresh bay leaves (cracked)
3 (small) sprigs of fresh rosemary
1.25-1.5 pounds honey
I made a tisane with herbs by boiling for about 10 minutes then letting it steep for about an hour and a quarter. At the beginning it was a nice, pale green, after steeping it was a beautiful cranberry red (strain herbs out here), and when I added the honey it turned grey.
Water to 1 gallon.
Pitched ½ tsp Nottingham brewers yeast.
1 Tbsp of Lemon juice added in Secondary.
It's best if you don't wait for it to clear completely before bottling--if you do the flavours are completely different, and more bland. This mead will change colours--and flavours--dramatically a number of times during the fermentation process.