Preparation: Step 1
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Prepare the necessary ingredients for the preparation of mead at home.
Councils on the choice of ingredients:
The taste of meads depends on the quality of vodka, a variety of honey and spices.
High -quality vodka in its composition has only alcohol and water. Sometimes there may be some additives: honey, spices, sugar syrup. The bottle should be with a flat label, on which the name of vodka, fortress and volume is written. There must be an excise brand. The cap should not easily scroll and have deformation.
Which honey to choose for the preparation of mead? The brighter the taste and aroma of honey, the More saturated You will get a mead. In principle, any honey variety is suitable. You can use fresh honey or more old, thickened. The main thing is that the product is natural and good quality. I really like the mead of buckwheat honey.
Spices can be selected by focusing on your taste. I really like a bouquet of spices made of cinnamon, fragrant pepper, a battery and mint.
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Step 2
Lemon is good to rinse. Roppack with boiling water to remove a wax plaque. Remove the zest with a special knife or ordinary grater with small teeth. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice. I do this with a manual press for citrus fruits. To prepare a mead, you will need 80 ml of juice and a zest of one lemon. Of course, I use the amount of juice and zest, focusing on my taste.
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Step 3
Choose a suitable can for a mead. I have a can of 1.5 liters. Rinse the container and lid well with running water and dry. Add honey to the jar. Pour vodka.
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Step 4
Mix with a spoon so that almost all the honey dissolves. It's okay if a little honey lumps remain. In the process of insisting, it will dissolve.
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Step 5
Add zest and lemon juice.
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Step 6
Add cinnamon, Badyan, fragrant pepper to the bank to the bank to other ingredients.
What spices can still be added to the mead? Coriander in seeds, cloves, black pepper in pea, fresh ginger, anise are perfect.
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Step 7
Add mint leaves.
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Step 8
Close the jar tightly with a lid and shake several times so that all the ingredients are connected. Send a mead to a dark place for 5-6 days, you can. Every day, shake the contents of the jar.
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Step 9
Strain the mead through a small sieve to remove all spices.
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Step 10
Pour into clean, dry glass bottles and firmly unleash. Store in a dark place at room temperature until a special occasion.
I got about a liter of fragrant mead, which is perfect for any festive feast.
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Step 11
Honey at home is ready. Delicious drinks!
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