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U2M - Tuna Winter

Brewed: December 21, 2000   Bottled: September 13, 2001 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.

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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