Ajhutch
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As I strive to correct the errors I made in my first melomel I've put two batches of honey goodness on tonight. I love the speed of these, I don't have time to brew beer at the moment with a newborn but my wife went to bed when the little one was asleep tonight and an hour and a bit later I was done and cleaned up. Just rehydrating the yeast now to pitch before bed.
Batch 1 - 4.5 litres cherry melomel
1.5kg Acacia honey (Lidl)
700g frozen cherries (2 jars from Lidl)
1 bottle Lowicz cherry
1tsp pectolase
Batch 2 - 9 litres traditional mead
6lbs orange blossom honey (a seller on Amazon)
Both batches into fermenting buckets. They will both get staggered nutrient additions with youngs nutrient and both get a pack of crossmyloof yeast rehydrated as per pack instructions
Batch 1 should be very cherry forward, I'd rather go too much than too little on this first attempt at it.
Batch 2 will be split at racking with one DJ staying traditional and one DJ infused with dried elderflowers.
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Batch 1 - 4.5 litres cherry melomel
1.5kg Acacia honey (Lidl)
700g frozen cherries (2 jars from Lidl)
1 bottle Lowicz cherry
1tsp pectolase
Batch 2 - 9 litres traditional mead
6lbs orange blossom honey (a seller on Amazon)
Both batches into fermenting buckets. They will both get staggered nutrient additions with youngs nutrient and both get a pack of crossmyloof yeast rehydrated as per pack instructions
Batch 1 should be very cherry forward, I'd rather go too much than too little on this first attempt at it.
Batch 2 will be split at racking with one DJ staying traditional and one DJ infused with dried elderflowers.
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