hpr0276 :: ANCIENT ORANGE MEAD
lostnbronx makes Orange mead wine
Hosted by lostnbronx on Tuesday, 2009-01-20 is flagged as Explicit and is released under a CC-BY-NC-SA license.
wine, home brewing, fermenting, mead, yeast, waterlock, bottling.
(Be the first).
The show is available on the Internet Archive at: https://archive.org/details/hpr0276
Listen in ogg,
spx,
or mp3 format. Play now:
Duration: 00:27:32
general.
makes roughly 1 US gallon after headspace and spillage are factored in Ingredients 3 1/2 pounds (1.5 kgs.) of honey 1 large orange 1 small handful of raisins 1 cinnamon stick 2 cloves pinch of nutmeg and allspice (optional) 1 sachet bread yeast water to just under 4 liters Procedure Cut orange into eigths. Add orange slices (peels and all) to a 4 liter jug, then add honey, spices, and water to 4 liters, less headspace. Cap and shake, mixing well. Uncap, add yeast. Cap and shake again. Uncap and attach waterlock. Let sit for 2 to 2 1/2 months. When mead is clear syphon it into clean bottles. Cap or cork these. Mead is now ready to drink, but gets better with age. Additional Reading The obligatory Wikipedia article A nice overview of mead history and nomenclature. (I've contributed to it myself, so you just know it's good!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead Gotmead.com The single biggest mead resource on the Web. The forums are particularly useful. Many very knowledgeable and friendly people hang out here. https://www.gotmead.com The Mead Lover's Digest A venerable email forum, that gets sent out whenever there's enough content to fill and issue. Lots of good advice and recipes here. This is the introduction/signup page. https://www.talisman.com/mead/