Barkshack Ginger Mead
7 lb Light honey 1 1/2 lb Corn sugar 1 oz To 6 oz fresh ginger root 1 1/2 ts Gypsum 3 ts Yeast nutrient OR... 1/4 oz Yeast extract 1/4 ts Irish moss powder 1 lb To 6 lbs crushed fr...
Ingredients
- 7lblight honey
- 11/2 lb corn sugar
- 1ozto 6 oz fresh ginger root
- 11/2 ts gypsum
- 3tsp yeast nutrient or.
- 1/4ozyeast extract
- 1/4tsp irish moss powder
- 1lbto 6 lbs crushed fruit
Directions
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7 lb Light honey 1 1/2 lb Corn sugar 1 oz To 6 oz fresh ginger root 1 1/2 ts Gypsum 3 ts Yeast nutrient OR.
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1/4 oz Yeast extract 1/4 ts Irish moss powder 1 lb To 6 lbs crushed fruit 3 oz Lemongrass, or other spices 1 pk Champagne yeast 3/4 c Corn s
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Turn the heat off
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If you're going to add fruit (this is entirely optional, as are the spices) then fish out as much of the ginger root shavings as you can
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Then add your crushed fruit or concentrate and let it steep for 10-15 minutes
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Some ideas for fruit are: Sour cherries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, chokecherries, rhubarb, grapes, grape concentrate.
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go wild here
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Pour the entire must (unsparged if fruit is added) into an open primary fermenter and add about 3 gallons of cold water