First Impressions of Matt’s Strawberry Melomel

It’s been six months now since I bottled my strawberry melomel (here’s the recipe if you like: Matt’s Strawberry Melomel). My wife and I had some friends over for dinner and I decided to offer them some to see what they thought of my creation (these were the same friends I put through the Riesling Yeast Experiment tasting).

Strawberries
Strawberries just asking to be fermented.

Unlike the previous tasting this was not a formal event. I merely asked our friends if they cared to try another one of my wines before dinner. They agreed so I put one of the 375 ml bottles in the freezer for fifteen minutes or so to chill it down.

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Matt’s Strawberry Melomel

A strawberry mead recipe by Matt Williams.

This was my first fruit wine that I ever made. I used frozen strawberries from the grocery store and a local Colorado honey.

It took about 3 weeks to fully ferment and I recommend giving it a full six months or more to clear. I opted not to degas the mead as the tiny amount of carbonation added a nice touch to the finished product. The final alcohol content was 14.25% prior to back sweetening (optional). Continue reading “Matt’s Strawberry Melomel”