Tupelo Mead NHC 2011
Category 24: Traditional Mead
84 Entries
Sponsored by B. Nektar Meadery
John and Pam Aitchison, Northridge, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society
Gold Medal
“Tupelo Mead”
Sack
Ingredients for 4.75 U.S. gallons (17.98 liters)
14.0 lb (6.35 kg) tupelo honey
1.5 gallons RO water
Wyeast Sweet Mead yeast
Original Specific Gravity: 1.120
Final Specific Gravity: 1.023
Boiling time: n/a
Primary Fermentation: 8 months at 60° F (16° C)
Directions
Bring honey and water to 160° F (71° C). Hold for 20 minutes and cool.
Runners-Up
Silver Medal: Keith Howard, Fort Myers, FL, Sweet Mead, SW (Fla) Ale and Mead Posse (SWAMP)
Bronze Medal: Scot Schaar & Karen Schaar, Davenport, IA, Semi-Sweet Mead, MUGZ2