Longtime lurker, 10 or so 1gal batches of beer/cider/apple wine/hard lime & lemonade under my belt.
I decided with the fresh mint I have growing on my balcony to make a simple Mint Mead.
1Gal
Filtered water
40oz of clover honey
3/4c of mint when packed into cup (stems and all)
Safbrew T-58
SG 1.086
I cleaned/sanitized the mint then put it in a blender and liquefied it with some water. I plan on racking once it has settled and then maybe racking a few days later with a coffee filter over my siphon to cut down on the mint bits.
It should be very minty but if the mint fades I might bruise some leaves and add them to the secondary.
I decided with the fresh mint I have growing on my balcony to make a simple Mint Mead.
1Gal
Filtered water
40oz of clover honey
3/4c of mint when packed into cup (stems and all)
Safbrew T-58
SG 1.086
I cleaned/sanitized the mint then put it in a blender and liquefied it with some water. I plan on racking once it has settled and then maybe racking a few days later with a coffee filter over my siphon to cut down on the mint bits.
It should be very minty but if the mint fades I might bruise some leaves and add them to the secondary.