Nice!
Look at all those bottles =)
Look at all those bottles =)
misc Recipes - Mead
- Thread starter RocketMan
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Yes, I love to use nutrients in my meads, but I did this one as traditional as possible. Just, honey, water, and yeast. I also used no fining agents or flavoring agents whatsoever for this batch. I still had to use metabisulphite and sorbate to bottle, since I'm going to let it age for years. It's honestly really damn good. Very strong alcohol content, and just enough residual sugars for my taste. It's kind of like a honey cognac.RocketMan said:
Citra Hopped Braggot.
6 lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
1 lb Caramel L40
3.3 lbs golden light LME
1 lb golden light DME
1 ounce Amarillo hops
4 ounces Citra Hops
2 ounces Cascade hops
3 teaspoons yeast nutrient
1 teaspoon yeast energizer
Safale US-05
OG 1.064
Target FG 1.018
I've been wanting to make a braggot for a long time, and wanted to make something that I could slam while planting my peppers out doors this April. My goal for this is to make a malty, hoppy, and carbonated braggot that will quench my thirst this Spring, but still remind me that I'm drinking mead. Also, I'm aiming for a low, roughly 6 percent ABV beverage, so I plan on bottling most of this in bombers.
Steep the Caramel 40 for 20 minutes at 170. Throw out the grains after 20 minutes then, begin boiling the 3.3 lbs golden light LME. Once boil has started, add 1 ounce of Amarillo hops. 30 min, add minutes add 1 ounce of cascade hops, and 1 lb of golden light DME. after 55 minutes add 1 ounce of cascade hops. At flame out add 2 ounces of citra hops for a 10 minute stand. Chill, then add to a carboy with pre aerated must of 6 lbs orange blossom honey, 3 teaspoons of yeast nutrient, and 1 teaspoon of yeast energizer. 6 gallons final volume.
Pitch yeast. After 2 weeks rack to secondary. Dry hop with 2 ounces of Citra hops.
Prime with orange blossom honey, bottle condition for 2 weeks to one month.
6 lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
1 lb Caramel L40
3.3 lbs golden light LME
1 lb golden light DME
1 ounce Amarillo hops
4 ounces Citra Hops
2 ounces Cascade hops
3 teaspoons yeast nutrient
1 teaspoon yeast energizer
Safale US-05
OG 1.064
Target FG 1.018
I've been wanting to make a braggot for a long time, and wanted to make something that I could slam while planting my peppers out doors this April. My goal for this is to make a malty, hoppy, and carbonated braggot that will quench my thirst this Spring, but still remind me that I'm drinking mead. Also, I'm aiming for a low, roughly 6 percent ABV beverage, so I plan on bottling most of this in bombers.
Steep the Caramel 40 for 20 minutes at 170. Throw out the grains after 20 minutes then, begin boiling the 3.3 lbs golden light LME. Once boil has started, add 1 ounce of Amarillo hops. 30 min, add minutes add 1 ounce of cascade hops, and 1 lb of golden light DME. after 55 minutes add 1 ounce of cascade hops. At flame out add 2 ounces of citra hops for a 10 minute stand. Chill, then add to a carboy with pre aerated must of 6 lbs orange blossom honey, 3 teaspoons of yeast nutrient, and 1 teaspoon of yeast energizer. 6 gallons final volume.
Pitch yeast. After 2 weeks rack to secondary. Dry hop with 2 ounces of Citra hops.
Prime with orange blossom honey, bottle condition for 2 weeks to one month.
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Nice ... <3 Citra ...
Me too! I'm hoping the citra and the orange blossom honey compliment each other as well as I had imagined. This is an experimental recipe of course, but I figure it should come out well.grantmichaels said:
Thanks for the suggestion man, I may try that! A very thick krausen has developed on it, and my fementation room smells very nice from the c02 blowing out of the airlock.RocketMan said:
What are you brewing there Maiden?Maiden said:
Nice! This a good article to show my wife when she gets on my case for drinking a whole bottle of mead in one session. It's healthy!grantmichaels said:
I bet that is good combo. A honey lemon basil Saison sounds very refreshing!RocketMan said:
I feel like it oxidizes and should be consumed ...
Next day mead is kind of no bueno, hops OR NOT (in my limited experience) ...
Next day mead is kind of no bueno, hops OR NOT (in my limited experience) ...
I agree with you. Once you open the bottle, it needs to be drank that day. Stale mead is nasty.grantmichaels said:
Yeah, the Apple Pie mead was bad tasting the following morning ...
My day's and night's get contorted for a few days in a row from time to time when I decide to work overnight, and I found myself having a pre-bed sip of the prior evening's and was like fffuuuuu ...
My day's and night's get contorted for a few days in a row from time to time when I decide to work overnight, and I found myself having a pre-bed sip of the prior evening's and was like fffuuuuu ...
Yes, It's called Mead, the Original fermented beverage. This one is a month and a half old, clear as a bell and about ready to bottle. Honey on the nose, dry but with a mild honey sweetness, the Sherry notes have mellowed but are still there. Very nice, after 6 months in the bottle should be wonderful!
Looks great RM!
Added the oak while I was at home for lunch. I'm going to check the taste at 1 week and see if it's where I want it. If it is I'll add the Potassium Sorbate and Potassium Metabisulfite and bottle, else I'll give it another week.
Did a little looking around on the web and found 2 pics I like so here are the labels that will adorn the bottles.
Did a little looking around on the web and found 2 pics I like so here are the labels that will adorn the bottles.