Meeker's Blueberry Melomel (#2)

Mead Recipe

Submitted By: MeekersMead (Shared)
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Brewer: Brendan Meeker
Batch Size: 1.00 galStyle: Melomel (M2E)
Boil Size: 1.04 galStyle Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: Red1Equipment: Mead - Micro 1 Gal Carboy Batch
Bitterness: 0.0 IBUsBoil Time: 0 min
Est OG: 1.044 (10.9° P)Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Est FG: 0.998 SG (-0.6° P)Fermentation: Mead, Two Stage
ABV: 6.0%Taste Rating: 30.0

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
0.70 gal Mild Water 1
1 lbs Blueberry - Whole [Primary] (75.0 SRM) Fruit 2
1 lbs Honey - Wildflower [Primary] (8.0 SRM) Honey 3
0.3 pkgs Lalvin EC-1118 (Lallemand - Lalvin #EC-1118) Yeast 4

Taste Notes

So far, the best fruit I have brewed with is blueberry! It is just amazing in mead. Vanilla, cinammon, turned it into a blueberry pie, and the color is just so dark blue/purple.

Notes

SG 1.095 25APR2021: Thoroughly oxygenated must and pitched 1/3 EC-1118 starter 25APR2021: Added 1st round of Fermaid K/DAP 2hr after pitch 26APR2021: Oxygenated using air stone 3min 27APR2021: O2 3 min, .2g DAP .2g Fermaid K added 28APR: Busy, nothing done 29APR: O2 3 min, .2g DAP .2g Fermaid K added 01MAY: Added 0.2g Fermaid K, 0.2g DAP, suspected 1/3 sugar depletion. 10MAY2021: Gravity measure 1.000, est 12.8%abv / racked to secondary container and replaced lost mass with 100% apple juice awaiting clearing and finalize tasting to bottle 16MAY2021: Stabilized with potassium sorbate and sulfite and clearing with bentonite #1 RASPBERRY #2 BLUEBERRY: 50ML BENCH TRIALS 07JUN2021: - 1ML VANILLA EXTRACT, 0.25ML NUTMEG: ACTUAL- 63ML VANILLA, LABELLED BLBC - 0.5ML INDONESIAN CINAMMON, 1MLVANILLA: ACTUAL- 63ML VANILLA, 30ML CINAMMON LABELLED BLBCV #3 BLACKBERRY: 01JUN2021 1.01 GRAVITY - 3ML LEMON PEEL/50ML = 45ML LEMON/750ML - 1 DROP CAKE BATTER CONCENTRATE/50ML= 15 DROPS/750ML ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************

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