Mead Batch 1x

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The local brew shop has Eucalyptus honey, and I'm very curious, so I decided to try a 1 gallon batch using just that honey.

  • 3 lbs Eucalyptus honey
  • 1 gallon water
  • Yeast nutrient
  • Yeast energizer
  • Lalvin D 47 yeast

I'll boil the water for a little while, then take it off heat, add the honey, cool, pitch, and go. And that's more or less what happened. Pitched at 106F. We'll see if I killed the yeast. I used about a third of the packet of yeast. We'll see how that goes. The honey had a little bit of an anise flavor. Should be interesting anyway. -Morrigu 17:32, 23 May 2010 (EST)

Racked again. Still smells yeasty, but starting to look nice and clear. -Morrigu 21:43, 8 August 2010 (EST)

Bottled a while ago. Very smooth, honey flavor and aroma with a hint of the anise flavor from the original honey. Beautiful and clear.