First time mead making

[treacheroustexan]

Making raspberry mead for the first time for my girlfriend. I kinda took other recipes and pieced them together and what not to come up with this. What else do I need? thanks guys

1 Gallon water
3 lbs. honey
12 oz. frozen raspberries
½ tsp yeast energizer
Wyeast 4184 sweet mead or Lalvin D-47

 

[loveofrose]

Read this for all the nutrients you need:

Current Mead Making Techniques

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/current-mead-making-techniques.html


Better brewing through science!

 

[fatbloke]

And don't use that PITA sweet mead yeast either.

D47 would be better just keep the ferment below 70F/21C until it's completed.

It may taste hideous when young, and raspberry can be very weird, so you might need to consider more fruit and back sweetening.