Simple pineapple mead recipe

Instructions:

1. Clean and wash

   Clean and wash a 1.5 liter PET-bottle

2. Sterilize

   Fill the bottle with water and sterilizer

3. Wait

   Wait 10 minutes.

4. Wash stockpot

   Wash the stockpot.

5. Sterilize stockpot

   Pour the sterilized water from the PET bottle in the stockpot.

6. Wash extra equipment.

   Wash two spoons, a funnel, a hydrometer, 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. Dissolve honey

   Stir the honey with fresh spring water in the stockpot, up to 1.5 l, if neccesery heat the water to a max ~32°C to dissolve the honey completely.

10. Measure the gravity

    Wait for the honey water mix to cool down to room temperature ~20°C and measure the gravity with a hydrometer.

11. Fill the PET bottle

    Pour the honey water mix in to the PET bottle.

12. Shake

    Shake the PET bottle to oxidise the honey water mix.

13. Add pineapple

    Add pineapple pieces

14. Add the yeast

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

15. Fermentation

    Let it ferment for at least 3 weeks.

16. Measure the gravity

    Measure the gravity with a hydrometer.

17. Pasteurization and bottling

    If the gravity is 0, pasteurize and transfer into glas bottles.

18. Enjoy.

    Drink, enjoy and scold in the company of good friends!