Cinnamon mead recipe

07 Nov 2020 / Oscar F

This is a cinnamon mead recipe I'm brewing at experimental size at the moment.

Inspired by a recipe by George Timmermans but scaled down to experimental size.

Required equipment:

Good to have equipment:

I used yeast M05 from mangrovejacks.com and vwp sterilizer.

To calculate the ABV you can use the formula:

(OG - FG) / 7.5 = ABV

OG : Original °Öchsle

FG : Final °Öchsle

After a total of 6 weeks of fermentation my result: (77 - 0) / 7.5 = 10.2667 ABV

Or this formula:

(OG - FG) x 131 = ABV

OG : Original Gravity

FG : Final Gravity

After a total of 6 weeks of fermentation my result: (1.077 - 1.000) x 131 = 10.087 ABV

Ingredients:

Clean and wash

Clean and wash a 1.5 liter PET-bottle
Sterilize

Fill the bottle with water and sterilizer
Wait

Wait 10 minutes.
Wash stockpot

Wash the stockpot.
Sterilize stockpot

Pour the sterilized water from the PET bottle in the stockpot.
Wash extra equipment.

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

Put the equipment in the stockpot with the sterilized water.
Wait

Wait 10 minutes and rinse the equipment thoroughly and put them in a dish rack.
Dissolve honey

Dissolve the honey with 1.5 l new fresh spring water in the stockpot, heat the water to a max ~32°C to dissolve the honey completely.
Measure the gravity

Wait for the honey water mix to cool down below 20°C and measure the gravity with a hydrometer. I got +77 °Öchsle ( = 1.077 Specific Gravity)
Fill the PET bottle

Pour the honey water mix in to the PET bottle.
Add the yeast

Pour the yeast in the PET bottle and put on the bung with airlock.
First fermentation

Let it ferment for a week.
Measure the gravity

Measure the gravity with a hydrometer. I got +5 °Öchsle ( = 1.005 Specific Gravity)
Add cinnamon

Add 2-3 sticks of cinnamon.
Fermentation

Let it ferment for at least three more weeks.
Measure the gravity

Measure the gravity with a hydrometer.
Enjoy.

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