Rose Syrup

Thirsty Viking said whilst I was quaffing a mazer o' mead........

Hi John,

Try using rose water from a Middle Eastern restaurant for the ferment, then sweeten with the syrup. Rose water did a great job bringing back up the rose flavor in my rhodomel, and I used the same syrup you found to sweeten and it worked great. I'd start with around 2 16-oz bottles of rose water for the main ferment, then add more if you think it needs it when you rack into secondary. Add the syrup after the ferment is finished and you've racked off all the yeasties.

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Agreed. I used rose water for my rose petal wine when I couldn't get enough aroma from the petals alone. (I really need some good damask roses.) I only made a gallon and it was a long time ago, but it was really, really good stuff.

Thirsty Viking said whilst I was quaffing a mazer o' mead........

I'd say at least 16 oz, and possibly as many as 3, based on how much aroma/flavor you're looking for. I haven't tried it with just rose water yet, so I'm making an educated guess, but that should work. Put half in the primary, and the rest in the secondary, since delicate flavors tend to ferment out to some extent.

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Thirsty Viking said whilst I was quaffing a mazer o' mead........

Obviously I'm too damned tired. What I meant was possible 1 *bottle* (16 oz), or as many as 3.....

Vicky - off to take a nap now

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Well this recipe has been a long time coming, obviously since I'm replying to a message from 6 months ago.

Finally went over to knoxville where they have a large university with lots of middle eastern students and a couple ME grocery stores. Finnally I have Rose water.

Current plans are as follow

12 pounds Orange Blossom honey Water to 5.5 gallons 2 tsp Fermax yeast nutrient 12 oz Rose water Lalvin k1-V1116 Yeast

Add 12 Oz Rosewater after racking to secondary

Eventually use RoseSyrup to Sweeten to taste before bottling