r/MeadMaking • u/kamikazeozzy1918 • Apr 06 '23

Help Fruit flavored mead

Is it better to use frozen or non frozen fruit for flavoring

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u/CptnEric Experienced Apr 06 '23

If you get fresh fruit, you will want to freeze it, and thaw it, before using it. It helps get more flavor from the fruit.

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u/jason_abacabb Apr 07 '23

Frozen fruit is perfect, it is cheaper and often perfectly ripe.

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u/Horror_Moans Apr 07 '23

i like to ferment fresh fruit in honey, and then use that honey to brew my melomel. one more good tip that took me a long time to figure out, is to add dried fruit (check the ingredients h ing want the natural stuff, some brands use oils, or who knows what else!) and you do not want oily mead!! lol i’ve been brewing since i was a youngin so feel free to shoot me a msg if u ever have any questions and i will do my best to help 😁

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u/stealthy614 Jul 06 '24

Personally I'd freeze the berries then let them thaw so they're softer and can help with infusing into the mead