Apple mead recipe
An apple mead recipe inspired by Man Made Mead
Required equipment:
- 4.5-5 l Demijohn x 2
- 4.5-5 l stockpot
- Hydrometer
- Thermometer
- Bung
- Airlock
Good to have equipment:
- Funnel
- Spoons
- Siphon
I used yeast Lalvin K1-V1116 from Lallemand and vwp sterilizer.
https://shop.humle.se/jast/vinjast/torr/icv-k1-1116-vinjast-5-g
Ingredients:
- 3,5 l Water
- 1,2 kg Honey
- 5 g Yeast
- 2 Apples
Instructions:
Wash the demijohn.
Fill the demijohn with water and sterilizer.
Wait 30 minutes.
Wash the stockpot.
Pour the sterilized water from the demijohn in the stockpot.
Wash a spoon, a funnel, a thermometer, a bung and an airlock.
Put the equipment in the stockpot with the sterilized water.
Wait 10 minutes and rinse the equipment thoroughly and put them in a dish rack.
Dissolve the honey with 3,5 l new fresh spring water in the stockpot. If nessesary heat the water to a max ~32°C to dissolve the honey completely.
Measure the gravity whit a hydrometer.
Pour the honey water mix in to the demijohn.
Pour the yeast in the demijohn and put on the bung with airlock.
Slice the apples in slices and put them in the freezer.
Let it ferment for at least 2 weeks.
Measure the gravity whit a hydrometer.
Rack to second demijohn
Heat the mead to 50°C, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y0QuloTT3c
Wait for the mead to cool down to room temperature.
Add the apple pieces to the demijohn.
Let it rest for 2 weeks.
Measure the gravity whit a hydrometer.
Rack to first demijohn
Let it rest for at least 2 weeks.
Transfer into bottles. Drink, enjoy and scold in the company of good friends!
To calculate the ABV you can use the formula:
(OG - FG) / 7.5 = ABV
OG : Original °Öchsle
FG : Final °Öchsle
After 3 weeks of fermentation my result: (97 - 10) / 7.5 = 11,6 ABV
2 weeks after pasteurization my result: (97 - 8) / 7.5 = 11,86667≃ 11,9 ABV
Or this formula:
(OG - FG) x 131 = ABV
OG : Original Gravity
FG : Final Gravity
After 3 weeks of fermentation my result: (1.097 - 1.010) x 131 = 11,397 ≃ 11,4 ABV
2 weeks after pasteurization my result: (1.097 - 1.008) x 131 = 11,659 ≃ 11,6 ABV
05-11-23 Prime fermentation
26-11-23 Second demijohn
10-12-23 Added the apple bites
29-12-23 Racked to first demijohn
20-01-24 Bottled
