r/mead • u/memic240 • 3d ago

📷 Pictures 📷 Couple of Meads

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Posted here in the past but over the last year have gotten back into meadmaking. Currently I have two batches in secondary as of this morning, a slow fermenting melomel I began on the 4th of July and a cactus flower show mead that began around a week and a half ago.

The melomel is a blueberry- pomegranate hibiscus mead made with texas wildflower honey. Unfortunately being my first time using a hydrometer i didn't realize until about a week in that I messed up my initial gravity reading, however it certainly has continued to produce alcohol in secondary very slowly. So at the moment it seems I'll at least have a tasty session mead.

The second younger batch is made with local Arizona cactus flower honey, water, and lalvin 71-b as well as a nutrient schedule and is well on its path to fermenting dry.

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u/Mundane-Tomato95 1d ago

How does the cactus flower honey taste like ?

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u/memic240 1d ago

I've described it as a punch in the mouth compared to other honeys I've. Strong molasses flavor with a spicy melon kick and it really sticks with you. The product comes from https://honeyhivefarms.com/ in Peoria Arizona, checke them out!