Juniper Berries?

[Jamesmr_1991]

So i'm looking to make the mead that was mentioned in the opening of Skyrim.
All that's said is that it's mead with juniper berries in it, problem is i'm still a newbie at mead making and have never tried juniper berries.
But what i've seen in an episode of the creature hub and they tried it with some apples and cinnamon.
Anyone know a good recipe i could add some of these berries to?
I might just add them to an apple cinnamon mead and see how it turns out.

 

[Weezy]

I use them in my Christmas light lager. 3g/gal in the last 15 minutes of the boil works well.

 

[WarBeard1980]

Funny. Skyrim is what inspired me to try my hand at mead. Something about the way those Nords talk about the mead... I was like "I'm going to have to give this a try".
I've never tasted a juniper berry in my life, so I don't know if I want them in there or not.

 

[BILTIT]

I have never tasted a juniper berry but i have drank a commercial spirit flavoured with juniper berries (Borovicka-common drink in Slovakia), it tasted very much like Gin.

 

[bernardsmith]

I have never tasted a juniper berry but i have drank a commercial spirit flavoured with juniper berries (Borovicka-common drink in Slovakia), it tasted very much like Gin.

Isn't gin made from juniper berries?

 

[BILTIT]

Yes, apparently it is lol!

 

[Jamesmr_1991]

So anyone got any ideas? The apple and cinnamon mead is a backup in case i got nothing and i might make it next week.

 

[thm57]

I would just make a traditional mead recipe, but I would boil the juniper berries to make a tea and add that. As for amounts I have no experience using juniper berries so I can't help there.

 

[Rosmucman]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=316283 this tread has a recipe that looks promising

 

[kristiismean]

I wonder if these kits would work?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QQ7XUPI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Rosmucman]

Another good tread here https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=283054

 

[Jamesmr_1991]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=316283 this tread has a recipe that looks promising

Thanks i'll have a little mess around with that recipe and see if i can come up with something.

 

[Jamesmr_1991]

Ok had a thought, maybe a white grape pyment with the apples and juniper berries added after the fermentation. That sound good? I haven't tried a pyment yet but they sound great.

 

[Jamesmr_1991]

That's this cyser ready to bottle, is degassing necessary? I don't know how to tell.

 

[bernardsmith]

Fill a small bottle or test tube with some of the mead, cover the mouth of the container with your thumb and shake it for all you're worth. Remove your thumb from the mouth. If you hear a pop (or if the bottle fills with bubbles) then you know that there is enough CO2 in there to degas...

 

[loveofrose]

This is what I think of when you say Nord mead:
https://denardbrewing.com/blog/post/gruit-bomm/

 

[Jamesmr_1991]

Here's the recipe I used, I added the cinnamon vanilla pod and Juniper during the second stage. Gonna make it again and try it a little different each time to see what turns out best.

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