Carrot Cake Mead - Was this a BAD idea?

Carrot Cake, it's awesome, right? So, can it be a mead? Well, we decided to find out. So, we have a carrot cake mead!

Ingredients:
1/2 packet Red Star Premier Classique Yeast: https://amzn.to/4aIB7kv
2 lbs Wildflower Honey: https://amzn.to/4b4te92
60 oz Water
1 quart Carrot Juice: https://amzn.to/3W3fNBV
2 oz Raisins: https://amzn.to/4aK2muX
1/2 of an Orange Zest

Additions:
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1 Large Cinnamon Stick: https://amzn.to/3Ju0ESC
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract: https://amzn.to/3Qgpk4L
Back Sweeten with Honey to taste (we went to Specific Gravity Reading of 1.020)
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

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