Next batch in planning: my own take on some Viking Blod mead! Which is a pretty popular project anyway, apparently started off by one Danish meadery. Haven't tried their original take, since Systembolaget doesn't stock that brand and I haven't wanted to go looking for some right across the bridge in Copenhagen. (Though apparently an awful lot of folks locally do pop across for a better selection of cheaper alcohol.)
But, the German Brew guy's most recent video kinda inspired me to go ahead and try a version using this sour cherry nectar that I picked up recently.
Also seemed like a good excuse to try that Polish rosehip wine "kit", which is essentially rosehip and hibiscus tea with some dried apples and berries thrown in to help round out the flavor. Their raspberry version did seem to have a good enough smell and flavor that I am pretty confident this won't be terrible. It should turn out pretty damned red. And while this particular bag is from Poland, it's hard to get much more Nordic themed than rosehips. I do plan to put that in the mesh bag again, to keep it contained. Seemed to work out well with the raspberry stuff.
Currently going back and forth on whether to work some of that lingonberry jam into the mix. Don't want to overcomplicate things, but it seems like the taste should blend in fairly well and it does fit with the general theme.
Semi-ironically, that is a reduced sugar version, which isn't necessarily as productive when you're intentionally feeding yeast. More room for honey that way, though! As a side effect, though, that does have some potassium sorbate to help keep it good with less sugar. Not the most fermentation friendly (by design!), but I wouldn't be using that much jam and you can usually power through the sorbate just fine with some extra yeast. Can't tell I've been learning from r/prisonhooch! 😏 They do come up with some of the most delightfully bizarre experiments over there.
No ham glaze here, at least. Just borderline questionable jams and jellies so far, plus that one marshmallow bunny shitshow around this time last year. But yeah, if I don't use the lingonberry I am thinking about picking up some frozen cherries to throw in instead to increase that side of things . Though it's not currently in our house right at the moment. I don't particularly want to use the frozen cranberries or strawberries that are for this.
