Add sugar and processed raisins. Mix processed berries and sugar mix. Next day, add water to bring up to 5 gallons. Racked a couple of times. My girlfriend has a tree outside her house.
Birds eat the fallen berries, become intoxicated and get hit in the road.
So I thought I should remove some of the berries, save a couple birds. They were deep purple to red. The mead tasted good at bottling. It slowly became sparkling, and now is like a light sparkling burgundy. Quite fruity, but has a wine-like quality.