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U2M - Strawberry Strike

Brewed: October 22, 1994   Bottled: April 13, 1995

We got a really good deal on strawberries. Yum. This one was quicker to age than our previous meads.

Ingredients:

• 10 pounds raw honey from Whiteside Honey in Loveland, CO
• 4 t acid blend
• 1/4 t Irish moss
• 5 t yeast nutrient
• ~4 liters strawberry juice
• 1 gallon tap water, the rest Eldorado Springs bottled water
• 1 package (5gram) Lalvin Wine Yeast previously started

Heat honey with water to almost boiling. Add acid blend, Irish Moss, and yeast nutrient. Skim scum. Add juice. Keep hot for about 15 minutes to pasturize. Cool must, pour into carboy and add water to make 5 gallons. Pitch yeast at 76 F. Stir. Store with blow-off tube.

November 28, 1994 - Racked and stored with bubble lock.
February 23, 1995 - Racked and stored with bubble lock.
April 13, 1995 - Bottled.

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