You'll notice that I'm doing meads this summer, though it might not be for the reason you'd expect. It's not because the warm weather impacts my fermentations or that I'm trying to avoid raising the temperature and humidity in the house. Bottom line... my Brewie+ stopped working in July and I am (still) waiting for a repair part to arrive from... somewhere. The inspiration for this mead was a trip to Ikea some months ago. I saw Lingonberry drink mix for sale and thought this might be interesting in a beer or mead, so I bought a bottle. With the Brewie+ down for the count, I decided to try it in a mead. Ingredients 40 ounces of Wildflower honey, plus enough more to raise gravity to 1.127 SG 1 bottle of Ikea Lingonberry Juice Concentrate (16.9 ounces) 4 grams Fermaid O 3 grams DAP 1 packet of Lalvin 71B yeast Bottled spring water Original Gravity: 1.127 SG actual Final Gravity: TBD (expected around 1.020 SG) Batch Size: Approx 1.6 gallons ...