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Farmboyc

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My next mead is going to be a melon mead 12 ish % using SNA and modern techniques.

I was wondering if anyone had made something similar or had thoughts on complimentary yeast.

Using clover honey
10lbs Canteloup
10 lbs Golden Honeydew Melon
5 gal batch

7.5lb of each upfront

2.5bs of each in secondary


The weather is cooling off around here so I can ferment with an ambient of either 19 C or 16ish C


I have KV 1116 and D47 on hand but can also get something else if there is a compelling reason.


Thanks for any input.


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This for a 3-gallon batch I'm assuming?

Do you have a juicer/steam juicer? Or are you going to add this chunked up??

Do you know the pollen count of your honey> Or at least where it came from?
 

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6 gallon batch.

Gonna add chunked up or mashed.

Local clover honey. It is the real deal as I buy direct from the beekeeper. Dunno about pollen count as they don't do that but there is always some wax in the honey and found a couple of bee legs once.

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So what part of the world does the honey come from? Is it red clover. Are you in Nebraska? What color is it and give me some tasting notes.
 

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So what part of the world does the honey come from? Is it red clover. Are you in Nebraska? What color is it and give me some tasting notes.
I am from Alberta Canada. The honey in my area is primarily red clover with some alfalfa. Light, delicate, and slightly flora in flavour.

It is a clear honey that crystallizes into a fine small crystalline texture once left exposed to air for a couple months.

Is that what you are looking for Squatch?

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