Tankboi
Well-Known Member
Ok so this is a quick mead recipe cheap and very easy.
You need:
1/2 a large orange
340grams of honey (the more you add the longer it will take)
10-20 raisins
a splash of mango passion juice (about .25 litre)
Something to put it in, Sainsbury do a plastic bottle of 'juice' thats pretty hardy and costs about £1 (but a 2L/4pint bottle of milk carefully sanitised will work) then a few bottles (I got the ones from Wilko normally for beer as they have the lids with seals).
1.5-2L Water
Racking equipment
Yeast (I used around 2-3g of gervins universal as I already have a load of it)
Airlock and bung (a balloon will work just as well apparently)
Start by sanitising all your equipment (always the most important part of any brewing)
Add half the amount of water to the bottle with half the about of juice.
Cut the orange small enough to get into the bottle without mashing it to bits.
Put all the fruit into the bottle (Raisins and orange).
Add the yeast.
Add the rest of the water and juice (you can change the quantities of each) I filled mine about half way up the handle.
Put the bottles lid on and shake vigorously.
Fit the bung and airlock.
Mine took an hour or two to start bubbling.
(It's the one on the left, the DJ is a standard mead)
Next you:
Wait.
Keep an eye on it for the next few days.
When the bubbling slows slightly (mine took 6 days) Rack into another bottle of the same size fit bung and airlock and wait some more. This is an optional step as leaving the fruit in will add flavour but will take longer to clear.
After another week or so (longer you leave the better) Rack into another container (you can use the first container you used to ferment with) I went with clear bottles so I could see it clearing.
This is it a day after racking to the bottle (I chose these bottles because of the cap so I can let any excess gases loose easily)
Taste wise it should improve as it clears but it its too bad at the min although it does smell very strongly of citrus.
I am leaving it another week before the next racking (to get rid of any sediment thats still forming) and tasting, so updates will be added.
Just as an end note I got the basic recipe for this from another website (very helpful) if anyone would like a link then PM me.
Any questions? then post here.
This is the second brew (meadwise) I have tried and as with everything its work inprogress (I also have a pomegranate and melon mead started shown in the second pic) if anyone has any tips or tricks to add I would welcome them as I am still very new to all this.
Hope this has been a help.
You need:
1/2 a large orange
340grams of honey (the more you add the longer it will take)
10-20 raisins
a splash of mango passion juice (about .25 litre)
Something to put it in, Sainsbury do a plastic bottle of 'juice' thats pretty hardy and costs about £1 (but a 2L/4pint bottle of milk carefully sanitised will work) then a few bottles (I got the ones from Wilko normally for beer as they have the lids with seals).
1.5-2L Water
Racking equipment
Yeast (I used around 2-3g of gervins universal as I already have a load of it)
Airlock and bung (a balloon will work just as well apparently)
Start by sanitising all your equipment (always the most important part of any brewing)
Add half the amount of water to the bottle with half the about of juice.
Cut the orange small enough to get into the bottle without mashing it to bits.
Put all the fruit into the bottle (Raisins and orange).
Add the yeast.
Add the rest of the water and juice (you can change the quantities of each) I filled mine about half way up the handle.
Put the bottles lid on and shake vigorously.
Fit the bung and airlock.
Mine took an hour or two to start bubbling.
(It's the one on the left, the DJ is a standard mead)
Next you:
Wait.
Keep an eye on it for the next few days.
When the bubbling slows slightly (mine took 6 days) Rack into another bottle of the same size fit bung and airlock and wait some more. This is an optional step as leaving the fruit in will add flavour but will take longer to clear.
After another week or so (longer you leave the better) Rack into another container (you can use the first container you used to ferment with) I went with clear bottles so I could see it clearing.
This is it a day after racking to the bottle (I chose these bottles because of the cap so I can let any excess gases loose easily)
Taste wise it should improve as it clears but it its too bad at the min although it does smell very strongly of citrus.
I am leaving it another week before the next racking (to get rid of any sediment thats still forming) and tasting, so updates will be added.
Just as an end note I got the basic recipe for this from another website (very helpful) if anyone would like a link then PM me.
Any questions? then post here.
This is the second brew (meadwise) I have tried and as with everything its work inprogress (I also have a pomegranate and melon mead started shown in the second pic) if anyone has any tips or tricks to add I would welcome them as I am still very new to all this.
Hope this has been a help.
