The Most INTENSE Berry Mead We've Ever Made -Berry Bombshell

This mead is DARK. Like… almost black. 🖤 Today on City Steading Brews, we create Berry Bombshell Mead — a wildly intense, fruit-forward mead made with dried goldenberries, cranberries, and elderberries, fermented with Kveik ale yeast, and finished with a fortification twist. _____________________________________ Ingredients (1 Gallon Batch): 3 lbs (1.36 kg) honey (Australian native bush honey) 1 lb (454 g) dried goldenberries: https://amzn.to/498h8wS 0.5 lb (227 g) dried cranberries (craisins): https://amzn.to/4thclAD 0.25 lb (113 g) dried elderberries: https://amzn.to/4ep6N3k ~96 oz (2.8 L) water (+ 16 oz added later) LalBrew Voss Kveik yeast (½ packet): https://amzn.to/4eosn83 ½ tsp Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/4cw6sb4 Optional: ~8 oz Everclear (for fortifying) Starting Gravity: ~1.112 → adjusted ~1.100 _____________________________________ Related Videos: Dragon's Blood Mead: https://youtu.be/63aZV2Rq49I?si=o2XgVu2P-zQ7mTxS Goldenberry Mead: https://youtu.be/HvKiShYhopk?si=47p7Xk1bIYb0v2kx Craisin Mead: https://youtu.be/iGVBp_xM9yc?si=s71UrfuFUlOLHLxD Maiden's Mead: https://youtu.be/rd-hb9nPYCs?si=UllXSTQ3H0PJptJQ SWLA Wine: https://youtu.be/MlP212td7yw?si=8TkNiB-YOnWjD0jo Tilt Hydrometer Review: https://youtu.be/UCxMkuooq7c?si=lOUvrolpuydpsody This one pushed the limits: *Massive dried fruit load 🍇 *Explosive fermentation (and a mess 😅) *Unexpected adjustments mid-process *Fortified instead of pasteurized The result? A jammy, tart, tannic, port-like mead that absolutely lives up to the name Bombshell. _____________________________________ TOOLS! Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/4dFWNzh Star San: https://amzn.to/3SXFoKg TRBOS: https://amzn.to/3WROzxD 1.5 Gallon Fermenter: https://amzn.to/47LOkdX Scale: https://amzn.to/4dxaqkr Spaddle: https://amzn.to/4bM43IQ Baster: https://amzn.to/3DXs2c8 Graduated Cylinder and Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/4ow8gXz Tilt Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/4njWPkv Brew Bag: https://amzn.to/4nCuVk4 Pickle Pebbles: https://amzn.to/4w1dZJ3 2 Gallon Graduated Brew Bucket: https://amzn.to/3KuIeBA HOSS: https://amzn.to/48qUH6C Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/4cz8VRr 1 Gallon Wide Mouth Fermenter with Airlock: https://amzn.to/43TNwS2 Glencairn Glasses: https://amzn.to/3Fbll78 We use the Amazon Affiliate Program for these links and we DO receive a small commission if you purchase using our links and all this comes at no additional cost to you! _____________________________________ Become a City Steading VIP - Click to learn more http://www.city-steading.com/vip-club _____________________________________ Want more City Steading? Website: http://www.city-steading.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading #mead #homebrewing #winemaking #kveik #berrymead #diybrew #fermentation #craftmead #homebrew #citysteadingbrews