grrickar
Well-Known Member
So I tried a product by B Nektar called Tuco-style Freakout, and the website (and bottle) list the ingredients as honey, agave nectar, lime and lime zest.
Here's the thing - this stuff was very clear and almost colorless save for a slight twinge of pale green.
If this is honey/agave then how did it come out with almost no color? It looks more like a white wine or pyment, but no mention of grapes or juice.
Anyhow, I am wanting to recreate it - it is about 6% alcohol, so thinking of making a 5 gallon batch and using 5lbs of honey and 2lbs of agave, then squeezing some fresh limes in the secondary, and adding some lime zest and maybe another cup of honey. I would guess this may shoot past the 6.5% and land me in the 7% range. I am ok with that, I just want the taste of the original.
My wife typically will not drink beer, save for lambics and a few sours. She loved this mead, and it is fairly hard to locate locally. We tried it at a beer tasting festival.
Any other suggestions?
Here's the thing - this stuff was very clear and almost colorless save for a slight twinge of pale green.
If this is honey/agave then how did it come out with almost no color? It looks more like a white wine or pyment, but no mention of grapes or juice.
Anyhow, I am wanting to recreate it - it is about 6% alcohol, so thinking of making a 5 gallon batch and using 5lbs of honey and 2lbs of agave, then squeezing some fresh limes in the secondary, and adding some lime zest and maybe another cup of honey. I would guess this may shoot past the 6.5% and land me in the 7% range. I am ok with that, I just want the taste of the original.
My wife typically will not drink beer, save for lambics and a few sours. She loved this mead, and it is fairly hard to locate locally. We tried it at a beer tasting festival.
Any other suggestions?