Strawberry Banana Melomel Recipe

Strawberry Banana Melomel Mead #1 2012

Volume: 5 Gallons
Starting Gravity: 1.106
Estimated a.b.v - 14%

Ingredients

• Primary
•  ~15 lbs of Clover/Blackberry honey blend 
• ~4 Gallons of spring water
•  96 oz. Can of Strawberry Fruit Base (Vinter's Harvest) 
• 8 lbs of Frozen Strawberries
•  4 tsp. Pectic Enzyme 
• 6 camden tablets (or equivalent for 70ppm SO2) 
•  Fermaid-K 
•  DAP
•  18.75g GoFerm 
• 15g Lalvin 71B-1122 Yeast 
•  Potassium Carbonate/Sodium Bicarbonate mixture (Asian Lye Water) to adjust pH upwards
• Secondary
• 10 lbs of peeled fresh whole bananas
• 3 Camden Tables (or equivalent of 35ppm SO2)

Equipment

• 6.5 Gallon Plastic Bucket Fermenter with a lid and airlock
• Fine Mesh Large Fruit Bag / Grain Bag
• 6 gallon better bottle plastic Carboy