I have an idea for a Christmas mead, but can't find any existing resources on it.
I want to make a 1 gallon metheglin/melomel (methomel?) using frankincense and myrrh. This is my first mead attempt, but I am extremely adventurous.
Has anyone ever tried this? Which form of these ingredients would you recommend: resin (tears), resin powder, tincture, or essential oil?
In what amounts for a 1 gallon batch?
At what stage should I add them? During boil? In primary or secondary?
Other ingredients I have lined up:
1lb Organic rainforest honey
1lb Buckwheat honey
1lb Orange blossom honey
8 oz. Oragnic dried figs
White Labs WLP720 Sweet Mead Wine Yeast
Thanks in advance for your help!
I want to make a 1 gallon metheglin/melomel (methomel?) using frankincense and myrrh. This is my first mead attempt, but I am extremely adventurous.
Has anyone ever tried this? Which form of these ingredients would you recommend: resin (tears), resin powder, tincture, or essential oil?
In what amounts for a 1 gallon batch?
At what stage should I add them? During boil? In primary or secondary?
Other ingredients I have lined up:
1lb Organic rainforest honey
1lb Buckwheat honey
1lb Orange blossom honey
8 oz. Oragnic dried figs
White Labs WLP720 Sweet Mead Wine Yeast
Thanks in advance for your help!