(by /u/StormBeforeDawn)
Total Volume: 1 Gallon, or 4 Liter
Style: Sweet Traditional Mead
Carbonation: None
Target Original Gravity: 1.110
Target Final Gravity: 1.012-1.022
Ingredients
US Units
| Ingredient | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Honey | 3.2 lbs | ~4 and 1/4 cups. Choose your honey. Use orange blossom if you want a cheap, sure thing. Blueberry or Raspberry blossom are also good choices. |
| Diammonium Phosphate | 1 tsp | |
| Boiled bakers yeast | 1 tsp | Substitute Fermaid O if you have access to it, it is a better option |
| Campden Tablets | 1 tablet, crushed | optional, recommended, for adding after fermentation |
| Yeast: Safale US-05 | 3-5 g | Look at weight on packet. Most are 11.5 grams. Use 1/3 to 1/2 of the packet. Precision not required. |
Metric Units
| Ingredient | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Honey | 1.47 kg | ~1.0L Choose your honey. Use orange blossom if you want a cheap, sure thing. Blueberry or Raspberry blossom are also good choices. |
| Diammonium Phosphate | 4g | |
| Boiled bakers yeast | 2.8g | Substitute Fermaid O if you have access to it, it is a better option |
| Campden Tablets | 1 tablet, crushed | optional, recommended, for adding after fermentation |
| Yeast: Safale US-05 | 3-5 g | Look at weight on packet. Most are 11.5 grams. Use 1/3 to 1/2 of the packet. Precision not required. |
Method:
Additional Notes:
This is a simple traditional mead. This is intended to finish sweet, and will be drinkable sooner than dryer wines. It should be clear within a couple of months, and very drinkable within 3-6 months. Like all wines, this will continue to improve with age.
US-05 yeast was chosen because of its relatively low alcohol tolerance, which should result in a sweet mead when following this recipe.
If you replace US-05 with Lalvin 71B-1122, Lalvin D-47, Red Star Cote Des Blancs, Red Star Montrachet, or any wine yeast with a 14% upper tolerance, you may end up with a dry or just off-dry mead. It will depend upon fermentation conditions and the accuracy of your measurements.