Acai Mead

Let’s Make Acai Mead – This One was a Little Sketchy!

How to make an Acai Mead. While a pretty simple recipe, the ingredients weren’t that easy to get. Acai berries come from a type of palm tree… I did not know that.

The açaí palm, is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily.

This mead had some…. sketch, along the way. How did it end up?

Ingredients:

28 oz (800 grams) Acai Berry Smoothie Pack (We used Pitaya Foods Smoothie Packs)

1/4 teaspoon Wine Tannin: https://amzn.to/42L9fYC

1/2 teaspoon Pectic Enzyme: https://amzn.to/3BqCap6

1 package Red Star Premier Classique: https://amzn.to/3BmD2eM

3 lbs (1.36 kg) Wild Flower Honey: https://amzn.to/3I6o67Y

2.5 grams Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/44Z5Yqv

96 oz (2.839 Liters) Water

Additions:

Back sweeten with Honey (We went to 1.030)

Tools We Use:

Little Big Mouth Bubbler: https://www.northernbrewer.com/products/little-big-mouth-bubbler

Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/3nXNPsC

Hydrometer Kit: https://amzn.to/3M1mFc9

Herculometer: https://amzn.to/3pCGYFD

Baster: https://amzn.to/3BmBelW

Star San: https://amzn.to/42ydPd0

Tea Strainer: https://amzn.to/42tQ7ij

Belgian Tasting Glass: https://amzn.to/3M2MMQc

Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/42NbydO

1 Gallon Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/3MnhRzt

Glencairn Glasses: https://amzn.to/3MjSv5t

Fun t-shirts: https://city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/

Acai Mead One Year Tasting – Acai Berry Honey Wine Test

Mead with Acai berries. It’s been aging for about a year now, and it’s time to taste test it!

Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/4bS3BZa