Elderberry-Raspberry Melomel If it's good for ancient Druids, runnin' nekkid through the wuids, Drinkin' strange fermented fluids, it's good enough for me! - Pete Seeger Mission Earthy and deep. This 3 gallon recipe requires at least a year of aging in the bottle and probably doesn't reach it's peak for 2-3 years. Ingredients 11 lbs clover honey (SG 1.132) 96 oz (1 can) Vintners Harvest Elderberry juice 49 oz (1 can) (1 can) Oregon Raspberry puree 1/2 gallon grape juice water for about 3.2 gallons 2 packets Lalvin RC212 yeast Yeast happiness nutrients General Assembly Clean and prep the primary Scrub, rinse and then soak the plastic primary bucket/lid/airlock overnight using warm water and Five Star PBW®. Rinse the primary well, then use One Step® and some warm water in each, swish around and drain. Do not rinse again. Prepare the must Heat fruit juice on stove to 115°F, and remove it from the heat. Add 11 lbs of honey to the heated juice - mix well. Add the warm honey/juice mixture to the primary. Add enough chilled spring water to the primary to equal 3.2 gallons. Check the mixture’s temperature, install an airlock and allow it to cool below 80°F. AFTER the honey juice mixture is BELOW 80°F, take a SG reading and a temperature reading, and record these values with the date and time. Make the yeast happy