Saint-Valentine’s Metheglin

(3 gallons/11.4 L)

Ingredients

5 lbs. (2.3 kg) honey (clover or wildflower)
4 to 6 crushed cinnamon sticks
1 chopped vanilla bean
1/2 tsp. acid blend
1/2 tsp. gypsum
1/2 tsp. Fermax or other yeast nutrient yeast (such as Lalvin D-47)
1/3 cup corn sugar for priming

Step by Step

Treat 3 gals. (11.4 L) water with acid blend and gypsum, then bring to a boil. Add honey off heat and let sit for 15 minutes. Chill and add Fermax. Pitch yeast and ferment. Age at least three months before bottling. Do not prime. This mead should age for six to eight months before being served.