For you uncultured swine who don't know what Mead is, it's basically honey based wine. It's a very sweet wine that has some awesome medicinal purposes as well. I will include instructions on how to make mead for those who want to try at home.
This is a 3 gallon batch of Honey-Apple Mead I am making. Here are the ingredients :
- 2 Gallons Spring Water
- 10 LBS Raw Honey
- 1 oz. D47 Wine Yeast
- 4 Pink Lady Apples Sliced
First Night :
3 Days :
1 Week :
For those of you who want to make mead yourself. Here are some instructions for a 3 gallon batch.
Equipment :
- 5 Gallon Plastic / Glass Carboy
- Stopper
- Airlock
- Sanitizer
- Big Bin For Sanitizing Equipment In
- Hydrometer
Grab your ingredients :
- 2 Gallons Spring Water
- 10 LBS Raw Honey
- 1 oz. D47 Wine Yeast
+ Whatever Fruit You Want To Flavor
Creation of your nectar :
- Sanitize Everything You Will Be Using, Especially Your Carboy
- Let Equipment Air Dry
- Bring water to a boil
- Mix honey into water
- Let cool down to 100F
- Grab Initial Hydrometer Reading
- Pitch 1 oz. Yeast Let Sit For 10 Minutes
- Pour Yeast Into Carboy
- Pour Cooled Honey-Water Mixture Into Carboy
- Add In Fruits
- Put Stopper And Airlock On
- Let Sit For 1 Month In A Mild Temperature Room
- Grab Hydrometer Reading
- Rack Into New Carboy (Sanitize That Bitch!)
- Wait Another Week
- Grab Final Hydrometer Reading
- Rack Into Bottles
- Let Age, Ideal Minimum Is 6 Months
It may take up to 2 or 3 days for fermentation to begin depending on your altitude and room temperature. Don't worry if you don't see anything for 24 hours. Avoid opening the carboy, if you want to smell your mead just smell the airlock. Don't worry if condensation starts forming on the inside of the carboy, that is normal. If your batch goes bad, you'll know. It will smell like absolute stuff. However if you make sure your equipment is sanitized properly and the carboy is airtight, you need not worry.
