Mead By Euell Gibbons
Mead By Euell Gibbons
A relatively new recipe by the history of mead, dating to 1962. This produces a tasty beverage that is more a beer or ale than liqueur.
Author: Euell Gibbons
Recipe type: Meads
Serves: 1 Gallon
Ingredients
- 1 Gallon water
- 4 pounds honey
- 6 cloves
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- juice and peel from one lemon
- 1 teaspoon activated dry yeast
Instructions
- In a large nonreactive pot, add the next four ingredients to the gallon of water. Boil all together for 30 minutes, then strain into a crock that will hold it with a little room to spare.
- When cooled, add the yeast, dissolved in some of the liquid.
- Allow to ferment in a cool place - 55 degrees is ideal - until it ceases bubbling and the liquor clears, then bottle, cap tightly and store in a cool, dark cellar.
- Potable liquid should be clear and free of solids.
- It should not be used for at least a month, and longer is better.
Notes
Mead unlike many other drinks, does not improve with really long aging, so it should be consumed within a year of the time it was made.
From: Stalking the Wild Asparagus by Euell Gibbons; Van Rees Press, New York 1962
