It’s a spare parts brew! The point of the first attempt is to experiment with spicing a mead and I think every subsequent one will also be some form of test brew or getting rid of spare honey.

Ingredients

• 2.5 lbs Wildflower Honey
• 0.75 lbs frozen mixed berries
• 1.625 lbs frozen peaches
• 4 tbsp Black tea
• 1 1/2 stick cinnamon
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/2 tsp cardamom
• 6 allspice berries
• 2.4g K1-V1116 yeast
• 1 tsp pectic enzyme
• 1/2 tsp Fermaid-O Nutrient
• 1 Gallon Filtered tap water (got a new brita!)

Recipe

1. Sanitize equipment using Star-San
2. Add honey and ~1/4 Gallon of water to the fermenter, use bung to close the top of the fermenter and shake until combined. ~4 min
3. Mash fruit and add to the fermenter
4. Add Black tea, Pectic enzyme, Fermaid-O to the fermenter
5. Top with spring water until there’s a reasonable amount of room left for the fermentation
6. Pitch yeast according to the package and add to the fermenter
7. Seal using a sanitizer filled airlock and set in a dark cool place

After Stabilization add spices to brew bag and submerge in the fermenter, remove after 3 days

Attempts

• 1/21/2025 - First Attempt: Link