I've made a few batches of rose flavored mead over the years by adding petals to the batch and plan on another batch this year. Does anyone have opinions about the best time of day to pick the roses? I know, the stock answer is "while ye may", but does time make any difference? I would think that morning would be best, before the heat and light of day drain the oils and essences. Any votes for evening? Or High Noon? Midnight?
Paul
I vote midnight, just because Midnight Rose Mead would be a cool name. ;-)
Great name! You should be in marketing.
Paul
I have been thinking of honeysuckle to add to some mead. Any ideas, quantity, etc?
I hope your source for roses is not those that have been sprayed. The ones I have used in the past were late season roses that bloomed after I quit spraying my grapes.
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