Idromele Mirtillo
Bronze Medal Club Only Competition 2011 August Melomel/Pyment Category
Recipe by: Gillian Griffith and Michael Cicale of CCLAMS (Cape Cod Lager and Ale Makers)
Recipe 5 Gallons
Statistics
Original Specific Gravity: 1.16
Final Specific Gravity: 1.051
Boil Time: No Boil (30 minutes at 180F to pasteurize the honey)
Ingredients
| 17 lbs | Local Wildflower Honey |
| 5 lbs | Mashed Blueberries |
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* 1 yeast packet |
Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead |
* Or visit the Homebrewopedia to learn how to make your own yeast starter.
Directions
3 gallons of Poland Springs water was combined with the honey. Held at 180F for 30 minutes, cooled, then added to fermenter with mashed berries. Added 5tsp yeast energizer. Fermented 14 days at 70F, then secondary for 150 days at 70F.