Apple Spice Mead
- 30 min
- Serves 1
- 7 ingredients
30 minutes to prep. 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.
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Method
In a large pot, bring the water to a gentle boil and dissolve the honey completely.
Add the sliced apples, cinnamon stick, cloves, and ground ginger to the pot and simmer for 15 minutes to extract the flavors.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: spiced apple infusion. Simmer the apples and spices to infuse the honey water.
Remove the pot from heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: cooled liquid. Let the mixture reach room temperature before transferring and adding yeast.
Transfer the cooled liquid to a sanitized one‑gallon glass carboy.
Add the chopped apples (red and yellow varieties) into the carboy.
Using a metal funnel, pour the remaining honey into the carboy over the apples.
Stir the mixture with a long black stirring rod to help dissolve the honey and evenly distribute the apples.
Add the wine yeast packet and stir gently to combine.
Seal the fermenter with an airlock and let the mead ferment at room temperature for 1–2 weeks, or until bubbling stops.
Kitchen notes · Added by ReelsMeals: fermentation complete. Wait until bubbling stops before racking the mead.
After fermentation, rack the mead into a clean carboy or bottles, seal, and age for at least 4 weeks before serving.
Tips while you cook
- Fully dissolve honey first
- Ensure the honey is completely dissolved in the boiling water before adding the apples and spices.
- Exact simmer time
- Simmer the apples and spices for exactly 15 minutes to extract flavors.
- Cool before transferring
- Allow the mixture to reach room temperature before moving it to the carboy.
- Stir honey in carboy
- Stir the honey in the carboy with the long rod.
Notes from ReelsMeals, based on this recipe's ingredients, times and method. They are not the creator's instructions.
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