U2M - Persephone's Passion

A delicious pomegranate melomel. Marcia says, "Really good. Among our best so far." Thanks to R.W. Knudsen for juicing those pomegranates.

Ingredients:

10 pounds raw alfalfa honey from Terry Dorsey
5 t yeast nutrient
1 t gypsum
Eldorado Springs water - enough for 5 gallons
1 package Lalvin (EC-1118 we think) Yeast - started June 2 in honey water.
6 qts. R.W. Knudsen Pomegranate juice
3/4 c corn sugar

Heat honey with water to almost boiling. Add gypsum and yeast nutrient. Skim scum. Keep hot for about 10 minutes to pasturize. Add juice and let sit covered (heat off) for 20 minutes. Cool, pour into carboy and add water to make 5 gallons. Pitch yeast. Stir and store with blow-off tube.

Brewed June 5, 1995

Racked July 7, 1995.

August 2, 1995 SG 0.995

October 12, 1995 SG 0.995 - Corn sugar boiled with 1 cup water. Pour liquid sugar into pail and rack mead into pail and stir before bottling. Bottled.

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