Blue Mountain Mead

Classification: mead, metheglin, mint mead

Source: posted by Spencer W. Thomas (Spencer.W.Thomas@med.umich.edu), brewed by Robert Pollard, Mead Digest #342, 8/24/94

I was a judge on this flight, and this particular mead had a wonderful combination of honey and mint flavor, and was light and refreshing. We rated it first partially because he had managed to get such character into such a light mead. I'm sure if I tried it, I'd end up with a watery mess. (I wonder, now, if he pasteurized it to stop at 1.019?)

Ingredients: (for 5 gallons)

5.5 lbs Blue Ridge Mountain honey
0.5 oz Irish Moss
1 oz mint extract
1 t. water salts

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.041
F.G.: 1.019