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    Billberry Melomel

    8 jars Morrissons bilberries
    8 jars Morrissons honey
    4 teaspoons of Pectolase (Pectic enzyme)
    1/2 taspoon Grape tannin
    2 teaspoons Tartaric acid
    1 1/2 teaspoons citric acid
    1/2 teaspoon malic acid
    (or replace above with 4 tsp acid blend)
    5 teaspoons yeast nutrient
    Lalvin K1V-1116 yeast
    water to 11.5 litres

    Origional TA was .4 g/l acid added took TA to .7 g/l
    starting gravity 1.094
    Starting Ph 3.24

    Boiled 4 litres water and dissolved honey in it
    Dumped bilberries in the blender and swoooooshed (was a little worried about the seeds but hey ho.....no noticable bitterness)

    Tons and tons of gross lees
    Racked to 2 5 litre DJ's and one 2 litre
    fermented very quickly doewn to 1.002 still just blooping ocassionally
    waiting a week or so before racking agian then stabilising and filtering.


    Fantastic colour.
    N.G.W.B.J.
    Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
    Wine, mead and beer maker

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    Last edited by lockwood1956; 19-04-2006, 03:58 PM.
    N.G.W.B.J.
    Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
    Wine, mead and beer maker

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    • #3
      Morrison's sell bilberries??
      Which section/how much?
      I have a few recipes which call for them to be added.

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      • #4
        in the tinned fruit section and they were about £1 a jar
        (well thats where they were at Morrisons in knottingley)


        regards
        Bob
        N.G.W.B.J.
        Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
        Wine, mead and beer maker

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        • #5
          I filtered it yesterday, its a lovely colour, bottled two bottles (rest in DJ's) it has quite a bit of residual sweetness, just like the ancient orange mead, and it tastes.........well.....bilberry'y

          regards
          Bob
          N.G.W.B.J.
          Member of 5 Towns Wine and Beer Makers Society (Yorkshire's newest)
          Wine, mead and beer maker

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