Germelli1

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I am looking into making mead. I have always been interested and now that I have a Rossi 4L jug as well as a 1 gallon to secondary, I am ready to go. I want a VERY simple recipe to begin, and I hope to build off of it in the future.

So for simplicity's sake here is what I am going to go with.

3 lbs local clover honey
~1 gallon of water
Yeast nutrient and energizer as called for.

Now is there any problem with a recipe this simple? I am really looking to have an unspiced mead to start with so it will tell me what my tastes desire in order to build off of it.

Thanks!

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biochemedic

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You've described in essence the most basic mead recipe that all others are built off of...go for it!!!

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Bottled: Basic Spiced Cider, W. Coast of Belgium IPA, NJFB Stout v1 & v2
Mead List: Southern Pyment, Simple Cyser '08, '09,'10 & '11, PomPom Melomel, English hop metheglin, American hop metheglin, Chocolate Mead, Cherry Melomel, Belgeglin, Bochet
Primary: Caramel Quad, Cocobochet
Secondary: Why do I keep this line here...?
Bulk Aging: Mead Day Ginger Metheglin
Planned: Traditional Gesho T'ej

gratus fermentatio

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Yep, you're on the right track. Regards, GF.