Strawberry Mint Mead Recipe D.I.Y.
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Ingredients:
Step 1
- 2.5 pounds of honey
- 1 gallon of water
- 3 ounces of raisins
- 7 ounces of strawberries
Step 2
- 2 tsp. Nutrient (SNA)
- 1 tsp. Energizer (SNA)
- 2 packets Lalvin 71b-1122
Step 3
- 3 lbs. Fresh Strawberries
- pectic enzyme
- campden tablet
- 1 oz Mint
Directions
Step 1
Bring water to a boil stir in honey then shut off flame and let cool.
Remove the heads of the strawberries clean chop into chunks and add to primary.
Chop the raisins and add to primary.
Pour in cooled honey water.
Step 2
- yeast
Prepare a 1L yeast starter by stirring the yeast into the water then let mixture stand in cup for 15 minutes.
Make sure it is bubbling and then you will add it to your mead.
Add the yeast at the temperature recommended on the packet .
After 24-48 hours it should start bubbling.
Fermentation Through Bottling Your Strawberry Mint Mead Recipe
Make sure your primary has about a gallon of water in it otherwise fill it now.
Just be careful that your carboy is around a third empty leaving space for frothing and foaming.
Let it ferment. Rack the mead off the fruit to your secondary carboy after 6-7 days when the frothing has slowed down.
Taste it add in more sugar if its to dry let ferment, and repeat. When you add sugar and there is no fermentation the yeast is dead and you can add sugar to taste.
Secondary Fermentation
Step 3
- 3 lbs. Fresh Strawberries
- pectic enzyme
- campden tablet
- 1 oz Mint
Remove the head of the strawberries then clean and chop the strawberries add to secondary carboy with pectic enzyme, campden tablet, and mint.
Pour in mead from primary.
Let ferment for 1-2 months or more in the secondary then bottle.
After you wait for the second time you will bottle the mead.
Sterilize and then bottle and cap again siphon slowly so that that sediments don’t get mixed in.
Set aside and let age.
Congratulations, You Have Completed Making this Awesome Strawberry Mint Mead!
You now need a bottle and a label which are cool enough to compliment your hard work. Honestly, if you put it into a cheap bottle, people will make fun of you. BUT, if it looks good, people will rave about it!
Notes on Utensils and Ingredients
- Glass is always preferable when working with strong alcohol. Avoid plastic as much as possible.
- Use organic ingredients to avoid pesticide residues.
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