Belgian Abbey mead recipe

01 Maj 2021 / Oscar F
Belgian Abbey Mead in a glass.

Required equipment:

  • 4.5-5 l Demijohn
  • 4.5-5 l stockpot
  • Hydrometer
  • Thermometer
  • Bung
  • Airlock

Good to have equipment:

  • Siphon
  • Funnel
  • Spoons

I used yeast Belgian Abbey M47 from mangrovejacks.com and vwp sterilizer.


To calculate the ABV you can use the formula:

(OÖ - FÖ) / 7.5 = ABV

OÖ: Original °Öchsle

FÖ: Final °Öchsle

My result: (70 - -5) / 7,5 = 10 ABV


Or this formula:

(OG - FG) x 131 = ABV

OG : Original Gravity

FG : Final Gravity

My result: (1.070 - 1,000 + 0.005) x 131 = 9,825 ABV


Ingredients:

  • 1,3 kg Honey
  • 3,5 l Water
  • 10 g Yeast

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 two spoons, a funnel, a hydrometer, a thermometer, a bung and an airlock.

Put the equipment in the stockpot with the sterilized water.

Wait 30 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.

Wait for the honey water mix to cool down below 20°C and measure the gravity with a hydrometer. I got +70 °Öchsle ( = 1.070 Specific Gravity)

Pour the honey water mix in to the demijohn.

Pour the yeast in the demijohn and put on the bung with airlock.

Let it ferment for at least 4 weeks.

Measure the gravity with a hydrometer. I got -5 °Öchsle ( ~ -0.005 Specific Gravity)

Transfer into bottles. Drink, enjoy and scold in the company of good friends!