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Green Tea Metheglin
Honey wine made with green tea and goldenrod honey
Start date: October 16 2005
Bottle Date: March 20 2007
5 gallon batch
Ingredients:
- 12 lb. goldenrod honey
- 1 box celestial seasionings green tea (20 count)
- 3 Tbs pollen (yeast nutrient)
- Lalvin D-47 yeast
Heat 1 gallon water too boiling, add pollen, boil a few minuets.
Turn off heat, add green tea bags and steep for 15 minuets.
Cool in a cold water bath too 125F and stir in honey.
Pour into 5 gallon carboy, add water too 5 gallons, add rehydrated yeast
Start sg. 1.085
Nov. 27 2005 - racked sg. 0.997
Feb. 05 2006 -racked
Apr. 11 2006 -racked, add 4 tsp. sparkaloid
Feb. 20 2007 -racked, add 2tsp. sorbate, ½tsp. sulfite,
1½ lb honey
Mar. 20 2007 -bottled
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