Flight Night (Tasting my four - 6.5% ABV Hydromels with Friends)
Channel: Man Made Mead
Date: 2021-05-02

Today I got my friends BC & Tony on a zoom call to taste test my flight of hydromels I made! It was a lot of fun and I highly recommend you try to make some of these meads yourself! Let me know what you think. If you want to see the full video (with lots of great chat about various mead making/wine making topics - check out my patreon!)

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Apple Hydromel Recipe: 
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/4uFkJPg5KR8

7/8th Gallon of Spring Water
1 1/4 Pound of Clover Honey
1 Gram of Lalvin EC-1118
3 Pounds of Sweet Tango Apples
6 tbs of Erythritol  - Can Be Substituted out for any non fermentable sugar if bottle carbing
1.07 oz of Honey *for priming sugar*

Pear Hydromel Recipe: 
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/_pN-JrpVCmI

7/8th Gallon of Spring Water
1 1/4 Pound of Clover Honey
1 Gram of Lalvin EC-1118
2.5 Pounds of Pears *Any Kind*
6 tbs of Erythritol - Can Be Substituted out for any non fermentable sugar if bottle carbing
1.07 oz of Honey *for priming sugar*

Banana Hydromel Recipe: 
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/R6iuew_yHG4

7/8th Gallon of Spring Water
1 1/4 Pound of Clover Honey
1 Gram of Lalvin EC-1118
5 Peeled Bananas
8 tbs of Erythritol - Can Be Substituted out for any non fermentable sugar if bottle carbing
1.07 oz of Honey *for priming sugar*

Traditional Hydromel Recipe: 
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/-TeoViVVmd4

7/8th Gallon of Spring Water
1 1/4 Pound of Clover Honey
1 Gram of Lalvin EC-1118
1/2 tsp of Acid Blend (Can be substituted with lemon juice)
2 tbs of Maltodextrin (Can be substituted with 1 cup of tea)
4 tbs of Erythritol (Use any non fermentable sugar if bottle carbonating)
1.07 oz of Honey *for priming sugar*

Equipment:

Glass Carboy (& Airlock): https://amzn.to/2QP7Mxm​
Auto-Siphon and Tubing: https://amzn.to/2YXorU7​
Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/31P3PPF​
Star San (Sanitizer): https://amzn.to/32OhXYF​
Scale: https://amzn.to/34TSAaL​
Bottling Capper: https://amzn.to/3buC6at​
Bench Capper (Optional): https://amzn.to/32LZZpY​
Hand Corker: https://amzn.to/32MlxCO​
Floor Corker (Optional): https://amzn.to/3gPgbvq​
Wine Corks: https://amzn.to/3jCvQ2Y​
Bottle Caps: https://amzn.to/3lNMHSD​
Bottling Wand: https://amzn.to/3hR8rKH​

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