Straydogs

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I am looking to do a one gallon mead, i am not interested in doing a JOAM at the moment but would like a simple one gallon recipe. Is a bucket primary needed or can you just go straight to a carboy?

Bhunter87

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3 lb honey
Juice an orange
Toss a cin stick and zest orange if ya want
Aerate like mad
Pitch Sweet mead yeast
Nutrient

Let it ride.

Use the bucket for primary
1 gal carboy for secondary

If you don't want cin and zest in prime, heat water a little water to about 160, add cin, zest, and honey. Let steep about 15 min. Syphon into primary.

nwaite

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Can't you just do honey water and yeast ? I think that's about as easy as it gets ....

Bhunter87

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You sure can. But why not buy a $.35 orange and add some complexity to your year long commitment?

nwaite

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I Think the joam is easier then what you put up there. Or no ?

Bhunter87

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Easier, maybe. Better tasting. Eh. It says use bread yeast and leave pith in primary. Why anyone would put such off favors in their drink I have no clue.

Straydogs

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I appreciate the feedback, i am looking for a basic no frills recipe to start.

PaddyMurphy

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3-4 lbs honey
water
yeast

There you go. Adding yeast energizer and nutrient will help it finish fermenting a lot quicker, but they aren't—strictly speaking—necessary

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