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Elderflower Mead
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 2:51 pm
by Juniper Hill
Going to try an experimental (1 gal) batch of Elderflower Mead. Hope it turns out.
10+ flower heads
1 orange juiced
1 lemon juiced and zested
2 L boiling water
steeped overnight and then strained with cheesecloth
Add above to 1.5 kg honey
add water to get SG ~ 1.08
5 g Fermaid K
Yeast TBA
Aerate and ferment at 65-70 F
Rack, Clear, stabilize, backsweeten, bottle ~ 1 year
Re: Elderflower Mead
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:04 pm
by mr x
Re: Elderflower Mead
Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:29 pm
by Graham.C
Have you done a six month sample of this one? I have been thinking about pulling one of these together.
Re: Elderflower Mead
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 8:54 am
by Juniper Hill
Graham.C wrote:Have you done a six month sample of this one? I have been thinking about pulling one of these together.
This is my first time with elderflowers. I made a grape mead and strawberry mead two years ago. They are coming along nicely. I made a blueberry mead 3 years ago and forgot about it until this summer...it has turned out to be outstanding! I wasn't crazy about it early on.
I've also got a 2 year-old apple mead that turned out wrong...tastes like lavender soap. I'll probably dump it soon.
Re: Elderflower Mead
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 9:36 am
by mr x
Very cool stuff.
Re: Elderflower Mead
Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:08 am
by James
"...Have you tried the honey liquor we call Mead? Come with me. Gives a man a halo, does Mead..."
Re: Elderflower Mead
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 2:50 pm
by Juniper Hill
Racked this one the other day. Very nice elderflower nose and flavour. I think it's gonna be quite good.