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* 46 oz unpasteurized honey | * 46 oz unpasteurized honey | ||
add all of the above to a pot and top up to 1 gallon with water. Heat while continaully stirring to 150F. | add all of the above to a pot with the berry juice and top up to 1 gallon with water. Heat while continaully stirring to 150F. You want to pasteurize and also dissolve all the honey without burning it at all. | ||
* 1 tsp LD carlsen yeast nutrient and stir until dissolved. | * Add 1 tsp LD carlsen yeast nutrient and stir until dissolved. | ||
Cool to 100F or below with an ice bath or other method and pour into glass 1 gallon jug. | Cool to 100F or below with an ice bath or other method and pour into a sterilized glass 1 gallon jug. (sterilize using Star San) | ||
* 1/2 tsp raspberry extract. | * Add 1/2 tsp raspberry extract. | ||
Cool to 75F and add yeast | Cool to 75F and add yeast - 4184 sweet mead wyyeast, use 1/6th of a smackpack. | ||
=== Michael === | === Michael === | ||