Traditional mead recipe

03 Okt 2020 / Oscar F
A demijohn of glass fermenting mead.

Required equipment:

  • 4.5-5 l Demijohn
  • 4.5-5 l stockpot
  • Hydrometer
  • Thermometer
  • Bung
  • Airlock

Good to have equipment:

  • Siphon
  • Funnel
  • Spoons

I used yeast M05 from mangrovejacks.com and vwp sterilizer.


To calculate the ABV you can use the formula:

(OÖ - FÖ) / 7.5 = ABV

OÖ: Original °Öchsle

FÖ: Final °Öchsle

My result: (63 - 5) / 7,5 = 7.73 ABV


Or this formula:

(OG - FG) x 131 = ABV

OG : Original Gravity

FG : Final Gravity

My result: (1.063 - 1.005) x 131 = 7.598 ABV


Ingredients:

  • 1 kg Honey
  • 4.5 l Water
  • 10 g Mead yeast

Instructions:

Wash the demijohn.

Fill the demijohn with water and sterilizer.

Wait 10 minutes.

Wash the stockpot.

Pour the sterilized water from the demijohn in the stockpot.

Wash two spoons, a funnel, a hydrometer, a thermometer, a bung and an airlock.

Put the equipment in the stockpot with the sterilized water.

Wait 10 minutes and rinse the equipment thoroughly and put them in a dish rack.

Dissolve the honey with 4.5 l new fresh spring water in the stockpot, heat the water to a max ~32°C to dissolve the honey completely.

Wait for the honey water mix to cool down below 20°C and measure the gravity with a hydrometer. I got +63 °Öchsle ( = 1.063 Specific Gravity)

Pour the honey water mix in to the demijohn.

Pour the yeast in the demijohn and put on the bung with airlock.

Let it ferment for around 4 weeks.

Measure the gravity with a hydrometer. I got +5 °Öchsle ( = 1.005 Specific Gravity)

Transfer into bottles. Drink, enjoy and scold in the company of good friends!