Good idea, or not?

[janitorjerm]

I have about 3 quarts of prickly pear fruit juice and about 5 pounds of loquats. Do you think these flavors would work well together in a mead?

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Prickly pear I've had & I know the flavour (tasty!), but I've never tasted a loquat, what do they taste like?
Regards, GF.

 

[janitorjerm]

I'd say close to a peach/plum mix with the scales in favor of peach.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Well, sounds like they'd at least be compatible, maybe even complimentary...
I say give it a shot & see what happens.
Regards, GF.

 

[cyberlord]

Have you ever fermented Prickly Pear fruits before? If not make sure you follow instructions before you do. I'll try to find them and edit this post. Just wanted the warning out sooner than later.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f25/prickly-pear-wine-foaming-197795/

From "The complete meadmaker"

"In addition, prickly pears must be boiled for half an hour or more before adding to your fermentation, or they will become a bubbling, foaming, slimy, and difficult-to-clean mess. If you can press or otherwise extract the juice, it can be boiled on its own"

 

[Meadrol]

I'd love to find out where you got the loquats from.