Larrys Meade Recipe
Yield: 5 gallonsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
3 gram: Water,
1/2 tsp: Ground allspice,
5 lbs: Honey,
1/2 tsp: Ground cloves,
18 package: Earl Grey Tea,
1/2 tsp: Ground nutmeg,
1/2 tsp: Ground ginger,
1 package: Champagne yeast,
2 tsp: Cinnamon,
Directions:
Steep tea in 1/2 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
Source from luhu.jp
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
Source from luhu.jp