Beer Style: Mead
Varietal Mead
Digital and Plus Members OnlyVarietal Mead (5 gallons/19 L)OG = 1.120 FG = 1.012 ABV = 14% Most of the traditional mead recipes that I make follow this ratio: 1 part honey, 3 parts water. Using that ratio, it’s easy to scale a batch up or down as needed. Ingredients 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) single-varietal honey 3.75 gallons (14.2
The Queen’s Mead Recipe
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOG = 1.073 FG = 0.998 ABV = 9.8% Bitten by the meadmaking bug during the pandemic, Paul Crowther set out to make a historic mead. Not just any mead steeped in history, but one said to have been enjoyed by Queen Elizabeth I and possibly created by ancient Celts who occupied Britain more than
Ancient Fire Mead & Cider’s 60% Of The Time clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAncient Fire Mead & Cider’s 60% Of The Time clone (5 gallons/19 L, bottled under cork)OG = 1.152 FG = 1.028ABV = 16% Ingredients16 lbs. (7.3 kg) wildflower honey2.5 gallons (9.5 L) 24 °Brix Black Muscat grapes2 Tbsp. pectic enzymeWater to 5 gallons (19 L)20 g Lalvin KV1116 yeast10 g Fermaid-K2.5 g di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)1.67 g potassium
Ancient Fire Mead & Cider’s Leaping Off The Ledge clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAncient Fire Mead & Cider’s Leaping Off The Ledge clone (5.25–5.5 gallons/20–21 L, keg carbonated)OG = 1.058 FG = 0.997 FG = 1.010 (after backsweetening)ABV = 7% Ingredients8 lbs. (3.6 kg) orange blossom honeyWater to 5 gallons (19 L)10 g SafAle US-05 yeast7.5 g Fermaid-K2.5 g di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)1.67 g potassium metabisulfite4 g potassium sorbate1.75 oz.
Ancient Fire Mead & Cider’s Granola Bar! clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyAncient Fire Mead & Cider’s Granola Bar! clone (5 gallons/19 L, bottled under cork)OG = 1.131 FG = 1.020ABV = 14.5% Ingredients18 lbs. (8.2 kg) buckwheat honeyWater to 5 gallons (19 L)20 g Lalvin 71B-1122 yeast10 g Fermaid-K2.5 g di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)1.67 g potassium metabisulfite4 g potassium sorbate2.5 lbs. (1.1 kg) dried zante currants/corinthian raisins Step by
I’ll Have The Pie
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI’ll Have The Pie (5 gallons/19 L)OG = 1.138 FG = 1.025ABV = 14.5%, est Ingredients16 lbs. (2.3 kg) honey3–4 gallons (11.5–15 L) fresh-pressed cider25 g 71B-1122 wine yeastYeast rehydration agentYeast nutrientsStabilization additivesPeels of two large oranges5 cinnamon sticks10 dried berries of allspice (roughly crushed)3 whole cloves3 vanilla beans (split and scraped) See more on
Pear & Grape Cocktail Mead
Digital and Plus Members OnlyPear & Grape Cocktail Mead (6 gallons/23 L)OG = 1.067 FG = 0.997ABV = 7%, est (final, 9% after ferment) Ingredients6.4 lbs. (2.9 kg) honeyWater to 4.5 gallons (17 L)12 g QA23 wine yeastYeast rehydration agentYeast nutrientsStabilization additives12 lbs. (5.4 kg) pears (cored and chopped)0.3 oz. (8 g) dried elderflower 18 fluid oz. (30 mL) Chardonnay
Spiced Orange Mead
Digital and Plus Members OnlySpiced Orange Mead (3 gallons/11.5 L)OG = 1.127 FG = 1.020ABV = 14%, est Ingredients10.5 lbs. (4.8 kg) mix of clover and basswood honeys12 g Côte des Blancs wine yeast3 orange peels 1 fresh sprig of thyme3 tsp. peppercorns (roughly cracked)6 bay leaves3 lbs. (1.4 kg) golden raisinsYeast rehydration agent Yeast nutrientsStabilization additives See more on the
Candy Cane & Chocolate Mead
FREECandy Cane & Chocolate Mead (3 gallons/11.5 L)OG = 1.134 FG = 1.027ABV = 14%, est Ingredients11 lbs. (5 kg) wildflower honeyWater to 3 gallons (11.5 kg)15 g Côte des Blancs wine
Braggot
FREESomewhere between a traditional mead and a beer is where you’ll find braggot. The trick, however, is to balance the two ingredients to create a synthesis of malt and honey. Learn about the history, ingredients, and techniques to brew a braggot worthy of bragging about.
Diplomatic Mission Braggot
Digital and Plus Members OnlyDiplomatic Mission Braggot (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.061 FG = 1.003IBU = 23 SRM = 12 ABV = 7.6% Ingredients3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) rye malt2 lbs. (0.91 kg) 2-row pale malt8 oz. (227 g) caramel malt (120 ºL)5 lbs. (2.3 kg) raw blackberry honey3.5 AAU Columbus hops (60 min.) (0.25 oz./7 g at 14%
Key Lime Session Mead
Digital and Plus Members OnlyYou can leave this mead still or carbonated to 2-3 volumes of CO2