McMead

[klcramer]

As a joke I asked my friends to collect honey packets every time they go to McDonald's. Well as with most jokes my friends took me seriously. Now every time I see them They hand me honey packets. The big question is what flavors to add to it and what to call it. So far it is being called McMead. I figure I need about 500 honey packets and so far I have about 100. It's only been about 2 weeks. I think my local McDonald's most love me.

 

[MeadWitch]

Is it real honey or honey flavored corn syrup? KFC uses the latter one. but I do like the name, McMead!

 

[klcramer]

The packets say pure grade a honey. 1/2 oz. So lets hope its honey.

 

[cinderbike]

I LOVE the name. Good luck.

 

[ChshreCat]

There's gotta be a way to flavor it with something from Mickey D's as well!

 

[fineexampl]

There's gotta be a way to flavor it with something from Mickey D's as well!

Mash some of those McDonaldland cookies maybe?

 

[strat_thru_marshall]

There's gotta be a way to flavor it with something from Mickey D's as well!

Secret sauce from a big mac...? All those little packets are going to be a pain to sanitize before opening.

 

[fineexampl]

Secret sauce from a big mac...? All those little packets are going to be a pain to sanitize before opening.

The fat from the mayo component would seriously affect the head retention, should he decide to go sparkling and i'm sure clarity would be an issue. :fro:

 

[ChshreCat]

They do have some things with fruit. There's a fruit salad that comes with the dressing stuff on the side. But you'd probably have to buy 100 of 'em.

Just make it a straight mead with nothing else. What have you got to lose? Except for the yeast, nutrient and water, it's a free batch!

 

[Brek81]

thread of the day right here... i am eager to hear how it works out.

 

[Tread82]

Use the jelly or jam or whatever they call it. The Big Mel would be a cool name for a melomel.

 

[biochemedic]

Use the jelly or jam or whatever they call it. The Big Mel would be a cool name for a melomel.

Yeah! I have heard of using marmalade and/or jelly in brewing...I'd add some pectic enzyme, and still expect some haze, but as was pointed out...for essentially no $ input on ingredients, and a couple bucks for a few packets of dry yeast, you can make a batch of mead...what's to loose?!

Edit: I just thought of this....what about using the "maple syrup" as an addition? Now, I'm downright sure that this is corn syrup w/ maple flavoring, but perhaps with an addition into the secondary, you might get some maple flavor into the final mead?

 

[ChshreCat]

I'd worry about some of their condiments having preservatives that may inhibit yeast growth.

 

[Tread82]

I'd worry about some of their condiments having preservatives that may inhibit yeast growth.

You can always add to secondary.

 

[jezter6]

Sweet and Sour McMead!!!!!!!!!

 

[biochemedic]

You can always add to secondary.

I would not be concerned with the minimal amount (of preservative in any jelly that you might add to flavor the mead)...I made a pyment w/ 1gal of muscadine juice (in a 6 gallon total volume batch) that was packaged w/ sorbate. I started the fermentation and added the juice once things were in full swing (2-3 days into fermentation) and it just kept going fine...finished dry.

 

[Tread82]

I would not be concerned with the minimal amount...I made a pyment w/ 1gal of muscadine juice (in a 6 gallon total volume batch) that was packaged w/ sorbate. I started the fermentation and added the juice once things were in full swing (2-3 days into fermentation) and it just kept going fine...finished dry.

That sounds pretty cool. How did the muscadine pyment turn out? I'm wanting to do a dry mustang pyment before all the grapes raisin up.

 

[fatbloke]

Secret sauce from a big mac...? All those little packets are going to be a pain to sanitize before opening.

Why ?

If the bleedin' Ancient Egyptians managed to get honey in some sort of container and bury it for something like 3000 years and the archaeological types find it's still edible, then a couple of bugs on the outside of the packs are nothing.......

regards

fatbloke

 

[fatbloke]

Also, what to flavour it with that gives a hint of the original source of the honey ???

Well it's either got to be something like pickles, from the burgers.......

Or more sensible would be an Acerglyn, mead made with Maple syrup, taken from the hotcakes/pancakes and sausage on the breakfast menu........

regards

fatbloke

 

[Blackgaurd_Brewing]

I think it would be interesting to enter into a comp...

Ingredients: 2 gallons water, 368 packets McHoney

 

[cinderbike]

Use water from the fountain.

 

[Pivovar_Koucky]

What about a hot apple pie?

 

[klcramer]

Hot apple pie??? Now thats the stuff. Now just need the recipe....and 300 more honey packets.

 

[Brek81]

coffee? substitute part of the water for it?

 

[Pivovar_Koucky]

I was thinking that you could buy a hot apple pie, cook it to make sure it was sterilized and toss it in the fermenter. Also I was joking, but now that I think about it......

 

[oldmate]

So how's it going now? Any more thoughts? Have you started it? I'm actually quite interested.

Maybe you could use some of the coca-cola powder they use? (if you know somebody on the inside!)

 

[klcramer]

Still collecting honey packets. I worked at McDonalds years ago and I don't recall a coca-cola powder at all. Everything the one I worked at was in syrup form.

 

[oldmate]

Ah, my bad. I've never worked there, just recalled stories of people who have talking about various powders etc.

 

[DarkNoonBrewer]

I'm Lovin it! I cant wait to hear how this pans out!

 

[1Brotherbill]

What an ecological disaster. But since it's already packaged why not put it to use instead of the company tossing it at exp date. I wonder what it will turn out to taste like. Maybe you could write McDonalds and find out where they get the honey from. Then you could figure out what to add to it. Sounds like you got some time until the 500 mark.