Drink
Elderberry Mead
45 minServes 12Nutri-Score D€€
D
45 min
45 minElderberry Mead
what you need
Ingredients
natural spring water (one gallon jar)Beverages3.8 litres
raw orange blossom honey (dark, woody honey)Pantry1.4 kg
dried elderberries (a handful)Produce40 g- hibiscus (dried)Pantry10 g
- vanillaPantry5 g
- lemongrass (dried)Produce10 g
- lemon and lime peel (dried peel)Produce15 g
black teaPantry5 g
toasted oak (toasted oak chips)Other10 g- mead yeastPantry5 g
per serving
Nutrition
375kcal
- Carbs
- 93 g
- Proteins
- 0 g
- Fat
- 0 g
what you’ll use
Tools
one gallon fermentation jar- brew bag
- airlock
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Prepare the must
- Pour the natural spring water into the one gallon jar.
- Add the raw orange blossom honey and stir until fully dissolved.
- Step 2
Fill the brew bag
- Place the dried elderberries, hibiscus, vanilla, lemongrass, citrus peel, black tea and toasted oak into the brew bag.
- Close the bag and submerge it in the honey water.
- Step 3
Pitch the yeast
- Sprinkle the mead yeast over the must and fit the airlock on the jar.
- Step 4
Ferment
- Let the mead ferment in a cool, dark place, then remove the brew bag and rack once fermentation is complete.
most cooked first