Traditional Mead
Unleash the ancient flavors of mead with this easy and delicious recipe. Impress your friends and family with a drink that has a rich history dating back to medieval times. Get ready to stir up a sweet and refreshing blend of honey, water, and yeast that will have you feeling like royalty.
Unleash the ancient flavors of mead with this easy and delicious recipe. Impress your friends and family with a drink that has a rich history dating back to medieval times. Get ready to stir up a sweet and refreshing blend of honey, water, and yeast that will have you feeling like royalty.
Traditional Mead
Ingredients
- 12 lbs unprocessed honey
- about 4 gallons spring water, divided
- 2 packets (5 g each) wine or champagne yeast
- 2 tsp yeast nutrient
Instructions
Clean and sanitize the bucket, lid, airlock and anything that will touch the must
Heat 2 gallons of spring water to 160°F (71°C) in a pot then remove from heat
Add yeast nutrient and 12lbs honey, stir until dissolved
Bring back to temperature and maintain for 30 mins
Skim any foam that forms then remove from heat
Pour into a 6 gallon fermentation bucket and add cool spring water until the must reaches the 5 gallon mark. Let it cool to below 80°F (27°C)
Stir hard or rock the sealed bucket for 5 mins to add oxygen, then sprinkle in the yeast
Place lid and gas lock and store in a cool dark place for 2-4 weeks
After 2-4 weeks, rack into a secondary fermentation chamber if desired, or bottle the mead at this point.
