Simple Mead Recipe
Mead is a simple yet exciting way to get into brewing as a hobby. With so many styles and variations of mead the results are endless. This simple mead recipe is a great way to get started giving the brewer a great base to build on.
Ingredients
1 Kg Honey
1 Mangrove Jacks M05 Mead Yeast
3L Water
Optional Ingredients
Method
Clean and sanitise all brewing equipment.
Add the honey, water and nutrient to your fermenter.
Stir until the honey has dissolved.
Take a gravity reading of your wort and note it down.
Sprinkle the yeast over top and gently stir in with a sanitized spoon.
Allow to ferment at 20-25C until the gravity stabilises over 3 days. This can take up to 14 days but not limited.
When the Gravity has stabilised, you are ready to bottle desired.
Note:
For sparkling mead dose your bottle with Carbonation Drops and store in bottles that hold carbonation for 3-4 weeks.
For a still mead dose the fermenter with 1 Campden Tablet prior to bottling. If you would like to have a clearer mead allow for another 14-20 days of fermentation in a secondary vessel.
Check out our guide on Mead making equipment
