Mead and Cider (and Peary too) Mmmmm

[jkane]

We got a 2nd place a couple months ago with our last years cranberry. It is like drinking cranberry juice cocktail! Very berry. My wife added some ginger to it, but the cranberries overwhelm it and I can't even tell with a couple handfuls worth added to 5 gallons! That's cranberry overload!

Not sure about making something out of the berries after. Might be a bit yeasty unless they are washed first. We have 4 lbs of berries for eating, and since I don't like them that much, those might be in the freezer yet next fall!

I found a couple lbs of blue berries in the freezer last night! Darn! Forgot to ferment them. Hmmmm. What to do with them now. ;)

[Old Hippie]

I went a little lighter on the cranberries for mine -- I wanted to keep the delicate floral notes of the local honey I was using. It could have used more cran (hence only an Honourable Mention) but it did well up against some of the more wine-y traditional fruits. I wasn't too broken up about it, because my stout got a first that year.

[piperdbh]

Would it be possible for someone in, let's say, western North Carolina to obtain (legally, of course) a bottle of the pear cider when it's finished?

[jkane]

If you are ever in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area, PM me and we can work something out. ;)