Blueberry Mead question

[GrantLee63]

Just copied and pasted that recipe and will give it a try in the summer when we have fresh berries around, I will have to look into getting a honey like that though as I havent seen that around here.

You'll really like the mead wade ..... *but* ..... you're gonna' have to exercise self control as this mead really doesn't even begin to 'come together' until at least 18 months or so.


Michigan is a rather large producer of blueberries and it really isn't that hard to find a honey supplier who has some varietal blueberry honey available. If / when you're ready and you really want blueberry honey, send me a PM and I'll hook you up with a contact.


- GL63

 

[vcasey]

Wade and everyone else looking for varietal honey a great place to start is the National Honey Board: http://www.honeylocator.com/
An interesting project would be to make a few traditional meads out of just the honey no fruits or spices and compare the results of the different honeys on the mead.
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[dragonmaster42]

It's been racked into the secondary - 6 gallons of blueberry goodness along with my JAO's and Raspberry/Zinfandel.

 

[vcasey]

Looks fantastic! Glad to see I was not the only one busy racking today. My Blueberry Mel is still slowly chugging along, but it smells so good!
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[Wade E]

That looks awesome dragon!

 

[dragonmaster42]

Yay, Wade can see the picture this time!!!

Thanks! Yeah, the honey/blueberry smell is a great combo. It's turning into a colorful collection, too. The raspberry zin is a hot reddish pink color but itisn't as obvious in the carboy.

 

[Wade E]

Grant, Im to the point where I have soo much wine in my cellar that a batch could get lost for that amount of time and I wouldnt even know it!

 

[vcasey]

Wade now is the time to make a mead! Then you can lose it in your cellar for 5 years. Just leave it in the carboy in a corner and you'll need to buy a new carboy to make up for this one being full. We have just started using kegs to bulk age. They take up less room and are much easier to move.
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[Wade E]

I also have a few of those, 1 has a cream ale in it and the other has sparkling crab apple. I have plenty of carboys available. Im waiting till blueberries are in season though as I have a good contact for those for this coming year. My friends nieghbor has a tom of them that no one knew about until 2 weeks ago when i brought a bottle over to her for Christmas. Being nice always pays off!

 

[dragonmaster42]

Update: 1year and 4 months later... it's still in the same carboy. Took a swig while racking and OMG this is incredible stuff (if I do say so myself).

Dry light honey flavor and aroma mixed with a light blueberry aroma and aftertaste. Don't have bottles right now, so it'll just have to bulk age a while longer and hopefully get even better.