WebAdd the honey to the warm water and stir until completely dissolved. Note: I do not add the honey until the water is about 120°F or less in order to preserve the …
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Learn how to make mead with this super easy one-gallon mead recipe. 1-2 Tea Bags (We recommend black tea to start — but the recipe will work with any kind of tea, and it can also be made without tea). In a large pot, heat 2/3 gallon (2.5 L) of water. Then, add 1-2 teabags to the pot. Stir, and let sit for 15 minutes. Add your honey.
(Another good option is to use 1/2 Gallon of Water & 1/2 Gallon of Blueberry Juice if you have it) 3 Pounds of any honey 2 Grams Lalvin EC-1118 or any wine yeast 3 Pounds of Blueberries (in the secondary) (Follow the general mead making instructions below to make this mead)
In this recipe, you can choose exactly how sweet you'd like your wine to be. We'll go over it in further detail later, but we recommend using between two and three pounds of honey per gallon of mead — 2 pounds if you want it on the dryer side, and 3 pounds if you'd like it to be sweeter. Okay, now let's get started!
This 1-gallon mead recipe uses the most basic mead ingredients, which you can easily find in your very own kitchen. Well, maybe except the yeast, which you can readily buy from your local grocery stores. Yeast nutrients (you may use fruits, raisins, bee pollen, and citrus)