U2M - Tuna Winter

Another prickly pear mead, this time without any added spices.

Ingredients:

9.5 pounds Madhava wildflower honey
6.5 quarts or approximately 16.25 pounds Prickly Pear Apple juice (tuna) - fresh fruit from Laredo, juiced and frozen
Some Eldorado Springs water
5 gm Lalvin EC-1118 yeast

Yeast was pre-started on December 18 with some leftover sparkling cider.

December 21, 2000 - Heated honey with some water. Added tuna juice and heated to 160 F. Added the must chiller. Kept at 160 F to 180 F for 15 minutes. Cooled and poured into bucket. Pitched yeast. Stirred and stored with bubble lock.

February 1, 2001 - Racked.

August 30, 2001 - Racked.

September 13, 2001 - Bottled.

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