Prickly Pear Mead and a bit of an experiment

[NivekD]

I made a two gallon batch of Prickly Pear mead back in November and racked to secondary at the end of December.

I ended up with one 4 liter jug plus 3 quarts. I decided to let the 4 liter age a bit more and experiment with the 3 quarts that were left over. The ABV of the mead is around 12%.

I froze concentrated the 3 quarts and ended up with 1 liter plus about a pint of concentrated mead.

I bottled the 1 liter and will taste test the pint as time goes on. On first taste, it is very strong but has a good flavor. Like mead, a bit dry and very boozy. I think it is about 20% ABV but not sure how to figure that out.

I love this hobby and all the possibilities. So much fun.

Cheers...

Prickly Pear mead

Concentrated mead

 

[JustinCider]

I love those bottles...any help on where to find some like that?

 

[NivekD]

I love those bottles...any help on where to find some like that?

We have glass recycling drop off bins in a couple of places around here and I just drop by once and awhile and scrounge for interesting ones.