Mead #25 – Triple Berry Mint
Triple Berry Mint is a nuanced mead with a 7.56% ABV, blending blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and mint with honey, fermented from September 18 to December 23, 2022. Through a careful process of simmering, combining with honey, and fermenting, it achieves a harmony of tart, sweet, and refreshing flavors. This mead encapsulates the essence of its ingredients, offering a taste experience that celebrates the art of mead-making and the beauty of natural flavors.
ABV: 7.56%
Started: 09/18/2022
Bottled: 12/23/2022
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 1 cup frozen Blueberry, Blackberry, Raspberry mix
- 10 leaves mint
- 2 lbs honey
- 1 Packet of Red Star Premier Blanc Champagne Yeast
- 1 tbsp of sugar
Recipe
- Put ½ gal water on a burner at a medium temperature and bring to a simmer
- Add all berries and mint
- In a separate vessel mix yeast with 1tbsp of sugar
- Remove simmering vessel from heat
- Add Honey to simmered vessel
- Pour simmered vessels contents into a fermenter
- Add water until the fermenter is mostly filled; you will need space for the yeast.
- Test the fermenter’s temperature.
- If temp below 90 add yeast mixture to the fermenter.
- Allow to ferment for a minimum of one month, or a suggested time of 3 – 6 months.