Larry's meade
5 gallons
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | grams | Water |
| 5 | pounds | Honey |
| 18 | packs | Earl Grey Tea |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground allspice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 1 | pack | Champagne yeast |
Directions
Steep tea in ½ gallon of the water. Remove bags after tea is at strength desired. Add to rest of water. Bring to a boil, add spices.
Remove from heat and stir in honey. Cover mixture and set aside to cool. This can take a long time. Make a yeast starter solution by boiling a cup of water and a tablespoon or two of honey. When cooled to about 85 degrees, add yeast. When meade mixture is cooled to at least 85 degrees, add started, Rack in the primary with a blow-by or fermentaion lock. Leave it in the primary at least 1 month. * Move to a secondary for another month. * then bottle.
* During this time, whenever sediment in the container becomes heavy, at least a quarter inch thick, filter the contents and rerack. Bottle when liquid is clear and golden.
Maintain at 75 degree range during fermentation.
Submitted By KATHRYN CONE On 11-11-95