Apple Spice Mead
A cozy, autumn‑season mead infused with the warm aromas of apples, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Sweet honey blends with tart apple and fragrant spices to create a comforting, slightly spiced drink perfect for fall gatherings.
Maker: Golden Hive Mead
From: Instagram(view original)
Rate this recipe
Save this recipe to your cookbook
Saving public recipes is free. Keep the source, add notes, and find it again without searching the feed.
Watch the recipe video
Video plays from the original creator's platform. View the original video
Prep Time
Cook Time
Servings
One recipe link, ready for anywhere
Use it in Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, email, or a creator bio. It always opens this recipe and keeps the original source attached.
Publishing this recipe elsewhere? Add a visible credit link back to this page.
Publisher & backlink kit+
Give publishers a useful, properly credited asset. Backlinks only happen when another site chooses to publish and credit it.
Download the card, upload it to Google Lens, then use the outreach message for relevant uncredited copies. Contact only sites that actually reuse the asset.
About this saved recipe
Source-aware card
ReelsMeals turns instagram.com into a kitchen-friendly checklist while keeping the original source attached.
Cooking context
30 min estimated total time for 1 servings.
Explore related saves
Ingredients
- 3 3/10 lb wildflower honey
- 4 qt water
- 2 1/5 lb apples
- 1 piece cinnamon stick
- 4 piece whole cloves
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 packet wine yeast
Instructions
- 1In a large pot, bring the water to a gentle boil and dissolve the honey completely.
- 2Add the sliced apples, cinnamon stick, cloves, and ground ginger to the pot and simmer for 15 minutes to extract the flavors.
- 3Remove the pot from heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
- 4Transfer the cooled liquid to a sanitized one‑gallon glass carboy.
- 5Add the chopped apples (red and yellow varieties) into the carboy.
- 6Using a metal funnel, pour the remaining honey into the carboy over the apples.
- 7Stir the mixture with a long black stirring rod to help dissolve the honey and evenly distribute the apples.
- 8Add the wine yeast packet and stir gently to combine.
- 9Seal the fermenter with an airlock and let the mead ferment at room temperature for 1–2 weeks, or until bubbling stops.
- 10After fermentation, rack the mead into a clean carboy or bottles, seal, and age for at least 4 weeks before serving.
Made this recipe?
Tap a star to rate it — ratings help other cooks decide what to make next.
Rate this recipe
This recipe card was structured automatically from the original source. Always check the source for allergens or details the extraction may have missed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many servings does this Apple Spice Mead recipe make?
- This recipe makes 1 serving as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Apple Spice Mead recipe come from?
- It was shared by Golden Hive Mead on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.