Sunday, October 4, 2009

Melome v1.0

After making a few successful meads I wanted to expand to melome. Today I botteled my first melome. It is a clear red color with out using any artificial clearing. There is approximately 11,3% alcohole in the melome. It is extremely dry.

Recipe:
  • 80g Saaz hops pelets, 60 min in 10l
  • 30g Saaz hops pelets, 30 min in 10l
  • 30g Saaz hops pelets, 15 min in 10l
  • 3 sticks of cinamon
  • 4ts ginger
  • 4,2 kg Brazilian honey.
  • 2,8 kg Swedish honey.
  • 443g blue berry
  • 737g blue grapes
  • 668g plums
  • 427g cherries
  • Wyeast Mead Activator
  • Total of 26l, OE 1.75