Celtic Druid's Honey Mead - Meade - Metheglin Recipe

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Celtic Druid's Honey Mead - Meade - Metheglin
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
732
Calories
Total time
259260
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 oz gingerroot
  • 2 lemons , juice and rind of, thinly pared peel
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 8 pints water
  • 1 oz mead , wine or 1 oz baker's yeast

Directions:

  1. EQUIPEMENT:.
  2. Very large Pan - to hold 12 pints; Thermometer; 8 pint Fermentation Jar; Airlock; Bottles.
  3. Bruise the ginger by folding it in to a clean cloth and hitting it with a hammer to release its flavour.
  4. Tie the bruised ginger, cloves, cinnamon stick and the lemon peel in a muslin cloth and put it into a 12-pint pan.
  5. Add the water and lemon juice and bring it to the boil.
  6. Allow to cool to 50C/122°F.
  7. Meanwhile, stand the honey in a warm place and allow to come to the same temperature.
  8. Add the honey to the lemon and ginger water and mix.
  9. Allow to cool to 21C/70F and then remove the muslin bag with the ginger and lemon peel in it.
  10. Crumble the yeast into the honey water and mix lightly.
  11. Pour the liquid into an 8-pint fermentation jar, it should reach about three quarters full, and fit the airlock.
  12. Leave until all fermentation has finished, racking if necessary.
  13. Leave for another 1-2 weeks before bottling and storing.
  14. The mead can be drunk after 4-6 months, but is best if kept for several years!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 731.61 Kcal (3063 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 9.75mg 0%
Potassium 20.01mg 0%
Total Carbs 194.04g 65%
Sugars 181.84g 727%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 2%
Protein 0.15g 0%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 13%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 51.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 110.63 Kcal (463 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 1.47mg 0%
Potassium 3.03mg 0%
Total Carbs 29.34g 65%
Sugars 27.5g 727%
Dietary Fiber 0.07g 2%
Protein 0.02g 0%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 13%
Calcium 7.7mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.5
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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