Simple Mead
Ingredients
Directions
Dissolve 1 part honey in 3 parts water.
Boil over moderate heat until reduced to two-thirds of the original quantity.
Skim the mixture and pour it into a full barrel.
Allow to subside for 3-4 days, then draw off for use.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Honey (in the method)
- Provides the sugars that yeast ferments into alcohol, giving mead its sweetness and body.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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