Thor the Mighty
Well-Known Member
I'm not too experienced with mead, i make more beer than miller, but wanted to go back and try out my hand at blending bee goo.
here are the two recipes, tell me what you think!
This one is going to be sparkling, like a champagne, and im THINKING of steeping some bries carapill into it to get some head retention! haha. that, and maybe some honey malt.....THINKING about it....thats why i need you people!
for 5 gallons:
Basswood Honey 3#
Clover Honey 12 lbs.
1tbsp Tannin
1/2tbsp nutmeg
1 stick of cinnamon
1tbsp Wyeast yeast nutrient
before i bottle, going to throw in some clarifier.
Wyeast Dry Mead
with a fat starter
appox. OG: 1.132
23.5oz Organic Blue Agave nectar
46oz madhava raw Agave Nectar
23.5oz Whole Foods 365 Raw amber Agave Nectar
9 pounds Whole Foods Amber Wildflower Honey
1tbsp tannin
1tbsp nutmeg
3tbsp corriander (crushed)
for a total of 14.78125 pounds of honey!
extras:
1 vanilla bean in secondary
and clarifier.
probably going to be sparkling too.
appx OG: 1.130
tell me what you think.
here are the two recipes, tell me what you think!
This one is going to be sparkling, like a champagne, and im THINKING of steeping some bries carapill into it to get some head retention! haha. that, and maybe some honey malt.....THINKING about it....thats why i need you people!
for 5 gallons:
Basswood Honey 3#
Clover Honey 12 lbs.
1tbsp Tannin
1/2tbsp nutmeg
1 stick of cinnamon
1tbsp Wyeast yeast nutrient
before i bottle, going to throw in some clarifier.
Wyeast Dry Mead
with a fat starter
appox. OG: 1.132
23.5oz Organic Blue Agave nectar
46oz madhava raw Agave Nectar
23.5oz Whole Foods 365 Raw amber Agave Nectar
9 pounds Whole Foods Amber Wildflower Honey
1tbsp tannin
1tbsp nutmeg
3tbsp corriander (crushed)
for a total of 14.78125 pounds of honey!
extras:
1 vanilla bean in secondary
and clarifier.
probably going to be sparkling too.
appx OG: 1.130
tell me what you think.