There are various varieties of wines that are available in the world today. Right from grapes to apples, wine can be made from various ingredients. One of the popular as well as interesting types of wines is the honey wine, which is traditionally known as Mead. The best part of this wine is that you can further break it down into different varieties. Mixing honey with different types of fruits or adding herbs and spices to it will give mead an entirely different taste. Apart from that, even the type of honey used for making the wine can have a significant effect on its taste. If you want to know how to make honey wine, check out the recipe given below and follow the instructions.
Homemade Honey Wine Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Honey
- 1 pint Fragrant Rose Petals
- 1/4 tsp Citric Acid
- 1/4 tsp Grape Tannin
- 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient
- Champagne Yeast
- 1 gallon Water
Instructions
- Take a pan and put ½ gallon water in it, along with the honey. Place on flame and boil for 20 minutes, skimming scum off surface.
- Put all the other ingredients, except dry yeast, in a container and pour the boiling mixture it.
- After the water cools to lukewarm, add remaining water. Thereafter, sprinkle yeast on top.
- Cover the container with a cloth and let it ferment for 10 days.
- Next, strain out the flowers from the liquid and transfer it to another container.
- Fit the container with an airlock.
- Keep the container aside, let it ferment for 60 days and rack.
- Refit airlock and allow it to ferment for another 60 days.
- Rack the liquid into bottles and allow to age one year.
- Honey wine is ready to drink.
