calicojack
Well-Known Member
Size: 1 gallon
Ingriedients:
3/4 of a 44oz jar of Gillies Honey
1 gallon Dried Hibiscus Tea
1 packet Lavin EC-1118
12 leaves of mint (varying sizes)
OG: 1.08
Ingredients and preperation of "tea"
1.5 cups dried purple hibiscus PETALS
8 Cups of water
Honey to taste (substitute for cane sugar)
Directions:
Heat 8 Cups of water till almost boil
Add 1.5 cups dried hibiscus petals
Let simmer for 25 minutes (or to taste)
Strain into to gallon jug (make sure you get as much of the petals as you can)
Top to 1 gallon
Put in fridge to bring back to room temperature
Mead Directions:
Introduce Honey to Gallon jug
Fill to 3/4 with hibiscus tea (save what's left for secondary top off)
Shake, shake, shake, shake. Dissolve all honey
Pitch Yeast
Top and wait
I have a concern. actually two. the 1118 is foaming.... ALOT more... than the other yeasts i've used. Secondly I put 12 leaves of varying size in it.... think that's going to be to much? i don't want it to over power the primary flavor
Ingriedients:
3/4 of a 44oz jar of Gillies Honey
1 gallon Dried Hibiscus Tea
1 packet Lavin EC-1118
12 leaves of mint (varying sizes)
OG: 1.08
Ingredients and preperation of "tea"
1.5 cups dried purple hibiscus PETALS
8 Cups of water
Honey to taste (substitute for cane sugar)
Directions:
Heat 8 Cups of water till almost boil
Add 1.5 cups dried hibiscus petals
Let simmer for 25 minutes (or to taste)
Strain into to gallon jug (make sure you get as much of the petals as you can)
Top to 1 gallon
Put in fridge to bring back to room temperature
Mead Directions:
Introduce Honey to Gallon jug
Fill to 3/4 with hibiscus tea (save what's left for secondary top off)
Shake, shake, shake, shake. Dissolve all honey
Pitch Yeast
Top and wait
I have a concern. actually two. the 1118 is foaming.... ALOT more... than the other yeasts i've used. Secondly I put 12 leaves of varying size in it.... think that's going to be to much? i don't want it to over power the primary flavor