Peach Melomel

Classification: mead, peach mead, melomel

Source: DoubleDDD@aol.com, MLD #454, 1/25/96

I started a peach mead last fall. I'm happy with it so far. Here's the recipe I used. Note: "B.P." is Beverage People, a supplier in California. --Ed.

Ingredients: (5 gallons)

5 Qts./ 15 lbs. starthisle honey
1.5 ozs. B.P. mead yeast nutrient
1 gals. tap water (wendsday)
2.5 gal peach blanching water (tasted too good to throw out)
35 lbs peaches(seconds) prior to blanching/pealing/pitting
B.P. acid blend. adj. to .71%
priese de mousse yeast
1 tbs pectin enzime

Procedure:

acid tested at fermentation - .9%
acid tested at first racking - .8% 9/20/95

I ended up with 7 gal of dry peach mead. I racked1 gal. + of dry , I added 2 qts of s. thisle honey to 5 gals. for sec. ferm.

Peach Melomel

Ingredients: (5 gallons)

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