Codename : Westfort Raspberry Meadu
Raspberries are quite possibly my favourite berry, so as I was strolling the frozen food aisle, I made an impulse purchase with the intent of turning it into a melomel.
Ingredients
- 2 Lbs 2 oz Honey
- 400 g frozen raspberries
- 2.5 L of filtered, spring or distilled water (chlorine in home water is truly bad for mead)
- 7 ml Mangrove Jack M05 mead yeast.
- Yeast energiser (follow fermentation directions below)
- 10 ml acid blend at secondary
Vital Stats
- BJCP Style : Melomel
- Anticipated ABV : 13%
- Original SG : 1.090
- Target SG : 0.989
- Brewhouse (in)efficiency : 99%
Brew Day
- Sanitise everything required for fermentation.
- Add the raspberries to the fermenter.
- Prepare 2.5L strike water at about 80F, this is to simply aid the honey to dissolve more effectively.
- Add the honey to the pot, allow it to dissolve and incorporate. Shake, stir, whatever is needed to mix it together and introduce oxygen.
- Calibrate the refractometer, aka the sonic screwdriver.
- Allow it to cool to room temp.
- Prepare the yeast mixture.
- Pitch the yeast to the carboy.
- Put the airlock on the carboy.
- Store in a cool dark place for primary fermentation for 14-28 days.
Fermenting
- On day 2 of fermentation, add 1/4 tsp of yeast nutrient (or energiser).
- On day 4 of fermentation, add 1/4 tsp of yeast nutrient (or energiser).
- On day 6 of fermentation add 1/4 tsp of yeast nutrient (or energiser)
- Occasionally monitor the mead for meagre fermentation/bubbling late in the fermentation process, along with sediment build up on the bottom of the carboy.
- Between days 21-28, transfer the mead to a clean/sterile carboy. The day count is a guideline, rack it once everything is settled and clear.
- After an additional 28 days, you can bottle your mead.
Bottling Day
- Detailed instructions.
- Keeping it traditional, no additional sugars will be added for carbonation.
- Bottle condition at least 4 weeks, longer is better!
Brew Notes
- Normally I had a cup of steeped tea, but I forgot this time. Oops. Not the worst thing. Go ahead, add it for yourself if you are going to try this recipe.
- A little bit of revisionist history, on the days for adding nutrient/energiser, fermentation was quite active, so I skipped it. At about two weeks, it was almost completely fermented.
Brew day : 11-Mar-2025
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