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The Meading of Life According to Dan Fink
OR,
RWhy not take all of mead?S
<groan>
HereUs three mead recipes that have served me well.
Dry Mead (5 gallons)
10 pounds fresh, raw alfalfa or clover honey
2 pounds fresh, raw wildflower (or other dark) honey
2 teaspoons Great Fermentations of Santa Rosa mead yeast nutrient
(made up to Roger MorseUs formula in the book Making Mead)
2 packets Champagne Yeast (dry or liquid )
Add honey, nutrient and 2 gallons water to the brewpot. Bring
slowly to 170 degrees F and hold for 30 minutes to pasteurize. Skim
off any white scum from the surface as it forms. Pour into a carboy
containing cold water, top off with water to 5 gallons. Pitch yeast
when cooled to 80 degrees F. Ferment at 65-80 degrees F until some
clearing is evident (usually 3 months). High tempratures (up to 80
or so) wonUt hurt mead (unlike beer). At this point, rack to another
carboy. Bottle or keg when mead is CRYSTAL clear.
Sweet Mead (5 gallons)
15 pounds fresh, raw alfalfa or clover honey
3 pounds fresh, raw wildflower (or other dark) honey
3 teaspoons Great Fermentations of Santa Rosa mead yeast nutrient
(made up to Roger MorseUs formula in the book Making Mead)
2 teaspoons acid blend (you might want more -- depends on teh
honey you use)
2 packets Montrachet, Steinberger or K-1 wine yeast
(you might try Flor-sherry yeast if you like a nutty taste)
Add honey, nutrient, acid and 2 gallons water to the brewpot.
Bring slowly to 170 degrees F and hold for 30 minutes to pasteurize.
Skim off any white scum from the surface as it forms. Pour into a
carboy containing cold water, top off with water to 5 gallons. Pitch
yeast when cooled to 80 degrees F. This will take awhile due to
sugar content. Ferment at 65-80 degrees F until some clearing is
evident (usually 6 months, sometimes as long as a year). High
tempratures (up to 80 or so) wonUt hurt mead (unlike beer). At this
point, rack to another carboy. Bottle or keg when mead is CRYSTAL
clear. This could take awhile!
Medium Apricot Mead (5 gal)
13 pounds fresh, raw alfalfa or clover honey
2 pounds fresh, raw wildflower (or other dark) honey
7 pounds fresh frozen or fresh apricots, crushed
2 pounds fresh frozen or fresh apricots, crushed (in secondary)
2 teaspoons Great Fermentations of Santa Rosa mead yeast nutrient
(made up to Roger MorseUs formula in the book Making Mead)
2 packets Champagne Yeast (dry or liquid )
Add honey, nutrient and 1.5 gallons water to the brewpot.
Crush fruit, add to brewpot. Bring the whole mess slowly to 170
degrees F and hold for 30 minutes to pasteurize. Skim off any white
scum from the surface as it forms. Pour into a fermenter containing
cold water, top off with water to 5 gallons. Since you wonUt be able
to shove the fruit thru a carboy neck, youUll need to use a plastic of
stainless steel fermenter. it MUST be closed! Pitch yeast when
cooled to 80 degrees F. This will take awhile due to sugar content.
Ferment at 65-70 degrees F for 1-2 weeks. DonUt leave your mead on
the fruit for much longer than this to avoid spoilage! Carefully rack
mead off of fruit parts into a carboy. Ferment until clearing is
evident (usually 4-5 months). At this point, rack to another carboy.
After mead is fairly clear, pasteurize the other 2 pounds of crushed
fruit in a little water and add to must. . Bottle or keg when mead is
CRYSTAL clear. If this takes a long time, rack off of fruit parts after
no longer than a month.