Mongo Like Candy! NHC 2005

Jeffery Swearengin

Sweet Mead

for 5 U.S. gallons (19 L)

Ingredients

15.0 lb (6.8 kg) Orange Blossom Honey

Wyeast Sweet Mead yeast (1,000 mL)

5-6 g   Wyeast yeast nutrient blend

Forced CO2 to carbonate

Sparkalloid to clarify

Specs

Original Specific Gravity: 1.110

Final Specific Gravity: 1.038

Boiling Time: n/a

Primary Fermentation: 154 days at 72° F (22° C) in glass

Secondary Fermentation: 120 days at 70° F (21° C) in glass

Tertiary Fermentation: 90 days at 36° F (2° C) in steel

Directions

Steep must at 180° F (82° C).

Judges’ Comments

“Very nice. One of my favorite varietals. I like the sparkling/sweet combinations. Straightforward, competent. Lacks some of the intangibles of some of the very best meads, but this is very well done.”

 “A very good straightforward orange blossom mead. Moderate complexity in flavor is typical of this type of mead.”