Lemon mead recipe

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A lemon and a demijohn with mead.

Mead with lemon recipe inspired by recipes from HBL.

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 M05 from mangrovejacks.com and vwp sterilizer.

Ingredients:

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

Instructions:

  1. Wash

    Wash the demijohn.

  2. Sterilize demijohn

    Fill the demijohn with water and sterilizer.

  3. Wait

    Wait 30 minutes.

  4. Wash stockpot

    Wash the stockpot.

  5. Sterilize stockpot

    Pour the sterilized water from the demijohn in the stockpot.

  6. Wash extra equipment.

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

  7. Steriliser equipment

    Put the equipment in the stockpot with the sterilized water.

  8. Wait

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

  9. Slice the lemon.

    Slice the lemon in some slices and remove the yellow and white peel.

  10. Dissolve honey

    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.

  11. Fill the demijohn

    Pour the honey water mix in to the demijohn.

  12. Add the lemon pieces to the demijohn.

    Add the lemon pieces to the demijohn.

  13. Add the yeast

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

  14. Fermentation

    A lemon and a demijohn with mead.

    Let it ferment for at least 4 weeks.

  15. Enjoy.

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