Melomel

Classification: mead, melomel, kiwi mead, star fruit mead, cranberry mead

Source: Michael Zenter (zentner@ecn.purdue.edu) Issue #592, 3/8/91

Now for the weirdness. I pitched at about 6 PM. No real activity the following day until about 4 PM when all of the sudden, there was a violent eruption of foam out of the airlock. No warning at all.

Ingredients:

16 pounds, wildflower honey
5 gallons, water
5 kiwis
3 star fruits
1 pound, cranberries
acid blend to .45 tartaric
MeV liquid mead yeast culture

Procedure:

Pasteurized the honey and fruit at about 180 degrees for 10-15 minutes, ran through a chiller, pitched with VERY vigorous aeration. Let it sit with the fruit in for 7 days, then rack off.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.124