Dany's Pomegranate Mead (GoT Mead)

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  • @adedward
    @adedward 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is such a good recipe. I made a batch with this recipe (only change was using Lalvin 71-B because I have it) starting January 2023, bottled June 2023. It smelled crazy funky when I bottled it so I was worried and put off trying it for over a year, but I opened one this weekend and it's fantastic. Good on its own or in a cocktail with ginger ale or lemonade. Thanks so much for this recipe, man.

  • @devilinthedetails9665
    @devilinthedetails9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you find pomegranate juice WITH sorbate, just ferment a traditional dry with highish ABV and add the juice on secondary. 🤓

  • @wfqsfg
    @wfqsfg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I want to make a pomegranate wine sometime. Pomegranate by itself, I think, has a very full bodied taste and mouth feel. Almost like a red wine without alcohol.

    • @Gmrgrl-mb5np
      @Gmrgrl-mb5np 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have made a dark chocolate pomegranate wine with the dark chocolate just enough for a little hint but the pomegranate dry is amazing! Definitely make it.

  • @benmorris7276
    @benmorris7276 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You try this recipe with lalvin BM4×4 it produces alot fruit esters or try it with lalvin K1-v1116 which produces alot of floral. I think it would be interesting to paly around with different yeasts for this recipe

  • @josephtyus6406
    @josephtyus6406 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks, as always for what you do.

  • @randyandrews3743
    @randyandrews3743 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am curious as to why you boiled the honey.

  • @j.lawler9475
    @j.lawler9475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweet, i just picked up the black cherry flavor of this juice yesterday.

  • @fgconnolly4170
    @fgconnolly4170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    really great video, I enjoyed it even though I've never watched game of thrones

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! You should definitely watch the show!

  • @gregbabin365
    @gregbabin365 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excited to try this one

  • @beep-beepwatermelon4203
    @beep-beepwatermelon4203 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This looks wonderful! How do you make your labels? And do they peel off the bottles when you are done?

  • @Hrolfsca
    @Hrolfsca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the content just made my first couple attempts at mead making over the weekend.

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope it turns out great!

  • @GreenWitch1
    @GreenWitch1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That sounds really good! I just mixed my mixed fruit mead with my elderberry mead. OMG! Best thing I’ve made so far. I added other herbs & spices into each. I’m blown away how good this tastes being 2 weeks old! I’ll try yours next 👍🏼

    • @jeanmartin6410
      @jeanmartin6410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Question: Did your Elderberry mead taste bitter?

    • @GreenWitch1
      @GreenWitch1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jeanmartin6410 No. It didn’t taste quite as good as the blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, but combined, it improved the flavor overall.

    • @jeanmartin6410
      @jeanmartin6410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GreenWitch1 thank you for your response. I will try blending it with something else.

    • @GreenWitch1
      @GreenWitch1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jeanmartin6410 Just to be clear, I added several other herbs into that mead. Hawthorn, Chamomile, Ginger & Lavender. But, I wanted to tell you, I used 4.4 ozs of elderberries in primary & 1/2 cup in secondary. I’m curious if you used more than that. Mine wasn’t bitter, but discordant initially. I don’t know how it would’ve aged out over time because I chose to blend it.

    • @jeanmartin6410
      @jeanmartin6410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GreenWitch1 I did everything wrong with this brew. It was my first and I just thought, “Hey, why not??!!” With that in mind, I used elderberries I had left over from jelly making. I’m guessing there were about 1 1/2 - 2 cups of elderberry/ pectin/ sugar.(So, wine, not mead) I threw it all into a one gallon carboy, with, gasp, bread yeast, about 2 cups of sugar, ( Didn’t know ANYTHING about making wine or mead, except that it occasionally blew up. Long story...) and filled it up with water. It made wine, but, really, really , really sweet. And bitter. So, I asked on u-tube and someone suggested carbonated water to thin it down. The thing is, I harvested about two or three pounds of elderberrys. They are in my freezer and I’d like to make more wine, but not if it has that bitter taste to it. I have bottled it and it’s in my refrigerator now. I’m hoping it will mellow with age. Any way, thank you for your response and for reading ALL the way through this,(if you did). Any advice on my next venture into the elderberry alcohol venue will be greatly appreciated.

  • @ogasnor
    @ogasnor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's funny, I have a GoT named mead that was named after I brewed it. 1 gallon, primary is 4lbs strawberries, 3 lbs honey, 4 chopped ghost peppers, a handful of cracked black peppercorns and D47 (nutrients, pectic enzyme, etc). I have decided to call it "Dracarys.

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounds great!

    • @1014p
      @1014p 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What character had that?

  • @climbaboy1
    @climbaboy1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive got a vanilla, blueberry and plain mead in secondary atm. Looks amazing and smells crazy good. Been in secondary 50 days will probably leave it another 50 before bottling. The primary reason for the brew was for a wedding gift so looking for really nice bottles. There will be extra for personal use ;)

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounds so good!!

  • @AW-sp5io
    @AW-sp5io 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I followed the recipe and after a week I see no activity with the yeast. Used new yeast. Is it stuck? How can I get it moving. Thanks!

  • @sdelacour3
    @sdelacour3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tried this recipe December 2020. Just got around to bottilng it today, about a year later. It came out pretty good. I may try again with a bigger batch.

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love that! Would you change anything?

    • @sdelacour3
      @sdelacour3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ManMadeMead This is the first round Ive ever bottled, so I’m not quite ready to try tweaking the recipe given how well it came out. Ive done Sansa’s mead too and Im planning to do a bigger batch of that one first as it was my favorite of the two.

  • @russellffnunley
    @russellffnunley 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks so very tasty

  • @dawghousefishing5359
    @dawghousefishing5359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So to do a 5 gallon batch, x 5 ?

  • @joshuaewer
    @joshuaewer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From your other videos, I don't think you usually boil the honey before you add it to the must unless you're doing a bochet. Did you notice any significant difference in aroma or the final product from boiling the honey this time?

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I haven't noticed a difference. I actually have a video coming out about that in the future!

    • @1014p
      @1014p 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boiling the honey into water wont caramelize it. It might cook it a little but bochet is only honey in the pot cooking.

  • @Isheian
    @Isheian 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really want to see a good prickly pear mead....

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s on the list!

  • @barbler
    @barbler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, thank you, Just wondering why you didn't also use GoFerm to rehydrate the yeast.

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can use it in the rehydration or during the primary!

  • @nathanielsizemore3946
    @nathanielsizemore3946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I enjoyed this video. I have a question, could you have used pomegranate seeds in the primary to boost the pomegranate taste?

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you definitely could!

  • @ROOKFORK
    @ROOKFORK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't hit the bell...
    All better now 👍😉

  • @LozRN
    @LozRN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This sounds good. Might have to try that. I might have made a mistake by not degassing, but I did put my bottles in the fridge, that should stop any additional fermenting huh? will degassing also get rid of a slight stale beer smell?

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That should stop additional fermentation! Degassing just keeps from possible carbonation!

    • @joshuaewer
      @joshuaewer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just fair warning, don't put it in the fridge in a tightly sealed container unless you're completely sure fermentation is complete. Dropping the temp will definitely slow additional fermentation, but if it's got a long ways to go, it can and will continue to ferment, albeit slowly.

  • @JoeLLacelle
    @JoeLLacelle ปีที่แล้ว

    How long can you age in the secondary rack before having to bottle,
    Will , or can the air space be an issue?

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You age for as long as you want in secondary! I would just try to have as little air space as possible.

  • @YashMann89
    @YashMann89 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why did you boil the honey along? 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @Eddyfin
    @Eddyfin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Started to make mead inspired by this channel, would be too much to ask if all recipes have liters and grams too?

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I will try to do that in the future!

  • @rogueregenerativeagriculture
    @rogueregenerativeagriculture 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I stopped boiling honey at the beginning of my meads, it destroys enzymes and many constituents in the honey. At any rate thanks for the recipe.

  • @framcesmoore
    @framcesmoore 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please reply to this, I made my first batch of mead last night had fun doing it to, but the lids on my buckets do not seal they do not lock they just sit on top is this right should I duck tape them shut will my mead be waisted Thanks
    I am confused 3 buckets and they all are the same

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honestly, you just need to open the mead every once in awhile and see if there are a bubbles popping at the top. If so, then your mead is fermenting! You can do the duct tape thing, but you’re going to have to do it every time you open and close it, which would be annoying to me!

    • @framcesmoore
      @framcesmoore 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ManMadeMead Thanks for responding my gal jug is doing wonderful the airlock is going to town, but the 6.5 buckets not 1 air lock is bubbling the buckets I got is the same as yours I went to your web sight and ordered straight from there., so ok I will open it up and look inside if for some reason there is no bubbles can I give them another pack of yeast or should I pour it out and thanks again for taking the time to help me just thanks for every thing

    • @robertnorthrup5415
      @robertnorthrup5415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Buckets are not dependable. They allow to much of a possibility for air to enter. Air is the enemy. Glass carboy only.

  • @TheOnlineGamer812
    @TheOnlineGamer812 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes Yes YESSSS!!!

  • @garfieldwithissuez
    @garfieldwithissuez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wait, are you from San Antonio? If so cool, I'm always surprised at how many folks here in SA make it on youtube. lol

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m from Oklahoma City!

    • @garfieldwithissuez
      @garfieldwithissuez 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ManMadeMead Nice I love it up there. About half of my family is from the Guthrie and Crescent areas.

  • @danielcameron9857
    @danielcameron9857 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you should do some more research on using your hydrometer. Alcohol has a much lower gravity than water. Water is 1.000, but alcohol is about 0.070. this means that when fermenting, the gravity can go below 1.000 before it is done. Most wines (including meads) will not stop fermenting until either the yeast has reached it's tolerance or run out of food (sugar). That means at "dry", the hydrometer will give you a 0.995-ish gravity (unless there are enough fermentable sugars present to push the gravity to 1.000 or higher). Just a tip.

  • @jamesthomas8481
    @jamesthomas8481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    yo Yo YO! What happened to oxygenation?! I have a brand new air rock and pump and want to use it. Lol
    Probably would have a quicker fermentation time with the oxygenation. Just sayin.

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can definitely oxygenate these! I just didn’t in this case haha

    • @1014p
      @1014p 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Blend your honey in a Vitamix blender. Oxygen issue is solved. Doesn’t add much time in process unless your going 10 gallon plus.

    • @jamesthomas8481
      @jamesthomas8481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1014p well, haha, how big is your blender? My airstone and oxygen pump work well. However good idea I think.

  • @bretonleo8740
    @bretonleo8740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What are you calling red tea ?
    I think that what the Chinese call red tea is our black tea

    • @ManMadeMead
      @ManMadeMead  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I used Rooibos tea!

    • @bretonleo8740
      @bretonleo8740 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ManMadeMead thanks ! Yes it sounds great with pomegranate!!
      I made a backed apple cyser infused with some roibos it’s great !