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Orange Mead
Hi All,
Orange Mead Recipe:
1 Gallon of Water
2 Oranges or 1 pint juice
1/2 package sparkling yeast/ wine yeast
3 pounds dark honey
1 lemon or 1 cup lime juice
1.) Place honey with the water in a two gallon pot over medium flame/heat.
2.) Slice the oranges and lime or if using the juice, take the juice and add it to the heating honey and water.
3.) Bring the mixture to a very gentle boil, skimming off any surface sludge. Over the next hour this process should go, and after an hour is up, strain the pieces out if using whole oranges and the lime.
4.) Dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup warm water (aprox. 120 degree F, but it depends on the species used, so read the instructions for them to be specific). And let it cool slightly to room temperature (aprox. 80 degrees), and add to the cooling two gallon pot.
5.) Cover and wait until fermentation slows, strain out the bottom opaque liquid (the yeast), drain the clear liquid gently (as to not disturb the sediment at the bottom, if you do it'll make the mead taste yeasty) into bottles to age the mead, and after two months strain again for any left over sediment (some leave it in, your choice) and leave in a dark cool place to age for at least six months.
Hey moises,
I'm assuming in the first bottling you don't seal the bottles?
FWIW, this really is an easy mead recipe. The only one I know that's easier makes a non-alcoholic brew. I think I'll save this one and make it at Imbolc for the following Summer Solstice. (Oranges not being in season until Yule at the earliest.)
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