I’ve been reading up on making mead for a while, and I’ve helped a friend make a few batches. Been meaning to start my own, and recently I was inspired by one of my favorite beverages: the cape cod (my special version). Blueberry juice, cranberry juice, vodka (about 40/40/20). My problem is that I’m not experienced enough to guess at what would be a good recipe to follow for mead, and what proportions I should use. I can get a good blueberry honey from a friend of a friend, and have organic 100% juice in blueberry and cranberry. Frozen blueberries already in the freezer, and a place I can get decent fresh ones. I’m addicted to tea, and have a flavored tea with cranberry, orange and rose for the tannins. Do I need to add lemon, or is the cranberry acid enough? I’m thinking about a wine yeast, because of all the sugar in the juice ... any suggestions? A 3 gallon batch is what I’m looking for, with a bit more to start due to racking losses and etc. Any ideas would be swell, and if you can anticipate any problems that would be great too as I don’t even know what questions to ask at this point.
Thank you!
Thank you!