Pear & Grape Cocktail Mead

Pear & Grape Cocktail Mead

(6 gallons/23 L)
OG = 1.067  FG = 0.997
ABV = 7%, est (final, 9% after ferment)

Ingredients
6.4 lbs. (2.9 kg) honey
Water to 4.5 gallons (17 L)
12 g QA23 wine yeast
Yeast rehydration agent
Yeast nutrients
Stabilization additives
12 lbs. (5.4 kg) pears (cored and chopped)
0.3 oz. (8 g) dried elderflower 
18 fluid oz. (30 mL) Chardonnay juice (25 °Brix)
1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) honey
Water to 6 gallons (23 L)

See more on the steps to making this mead in the full story at https://byo.com/article/meads-of-the-season