Recipe ingredients and directions:

Title: BLACK MEAD

Categories: Breakfast Drink

Servings: 4

4 lb blackcurrants

1 cup grape concentrate

2 lb honey

1/4 oz maltic acid

1 gallon water

Dissolve the honey in 1/2 gallon warm water and add the acid and

nutrients. Add mixture to the blackcurrants together with 1 quart cold

water and 100 ppm sulphite (2 Campden tablets). After 24 hours, add

the yeast starter. Ferment on the pulp for 3 days then strain off the

latter and press it lightly. Add the grape concentrate, make the

volume to 1 gallon with cold water (if necessary) and ferment until

the gravity drops to just below 0. Rack at this stage, add 50 ppm

sulphite (1 Campden tablet) and top with water if necessary. Fit jar

with air-lock. Add 1 Campden tablet per gallon at each racking. Rack

at 3-4 month intervals.

BEGINNER’S ADDITIVES:

Juice of 2 lemons

1/4 tsp marmite

pinch of Epsom Salts

1 tsp Ammonium phosphate (or 2 nutrient tablets).

1 Tbsp very strong tea.

ADVANCED ADDITIVES:—

5g Ammonium phosphate

2g Potassium phosphate

1g Magnesium sulphate

1 5mg Vitamin B1 tablet per 2 gallons.—nutrients

2g Tannic acid

6.5g Tartaric acid

10.5 Malic acid

3.5 Citric acid

To make measuring easier multiply by 20, and disolve in 1 quart water.

1 gallon gets 2 oz.

Source: Making Mead

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Title: SOFT MEAD

Categories: Beverages Beverages

Servings: 8

4 c Water

1 c Honey

1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground

1/2 tsp Ginger

1/4 tsp Cinnamon

1 ea Lemon, sliced

1 ea Orange

Bring water, honey, nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon to a boil in a medium

saucepan. For best flavor use stainless steel or non-metallic pan. Stir until

honey is dissolved; the heaviness at the bottom of the pan should disappear.

Use a wooden spoon to skim of the film that rises to the top until the surface

is clear. Add the lemon and orange slices, squeezing

as they are placed in the water. Cool completely; strain. Pour into bottle

Store in the refrigerator.

VARIATION: Substitute 1 cup of 1 of the following for the lemon:

raspberries, strawberries, apple, peaches, or pears.

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