the recipe on the photo is not precise and leaves things out.
i decided to tweak the recipe directions and i ratiod the recipe to a one gallon batch instead of a 6 gallon batch like in the picture.
at face value this mead (or ale if you double ferment by adding honey durring bottling) is supposidly a classical irish mead from the county of meath. it is said to have been drank by irish kings..
as i am 100% irish and a beekeeper i decided to give this batch of mead a go with a little interpotation of the ingrediants and directions.
this is my second batch of mead so please do not be harsh if i am doing something wrong.
input and advice is appreciated!
i hope you have luck in bringing this age old mead recipe to life.
one gallon ingredients:
3LB honey (i am using raw honey)
1/2LB Honey malted Barley (i am using milled barley)
1 2/3 cups of Heather tips (i am using dried heather tips (2oz))
2/3 cups of elderflowers (i am using ground elderflowers (2oz))
1 teaspoon of irish moss (not much is needed i have about 4oz with much to spare)
1/3 cup of oak chips (i am using american white oak)
instructions for a 1 gallon batch of "mead of meath"
heat 2/3 gallon of water
steep 1/2LB of barley
steep 1/2 cup of heather tips
strain heather tips and barley into half a gallon of 170 degree water
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add 1/2 cup of heather tips
add 1/3 cup of elderflower
mix in 3LB of honey
bring wort to a boil for an hour
add 1 teaspoon of irish moss to be boiled for 15 minutes before letting cool
strain wort into fermenting container
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add 1/3 cup of heather to brew
also add 1/3 cup of elderflower to brew
cool to room temperature
add champagne yeast
after one week in ferment, add 1/3 cup of heather tips and 1/3 cup of oak chips
if carbonation is desired add honey before bottling; sweeten to taste.
i will be following this recipe for one gallon tonight and i will sample when taking gravity and let you know how it tastes.
i am going to carbonate one bottle when fermentation is complete.
i am unsure how long it will take for fermentation to finish.
i found this mead recipe online.
i was googling for an irish mead and came across a website and this photo that claimed a bunch of history and greatness to this mead.
so i decided:
this is what i am going to undertake tonight.
wish me luck!
questions?
comments?
tips?
please feel free to add to the thread.
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