This is the first style of mead I ever made and is still a favorite because it expresses the honey characteristics so well. It’s a great recipe for exploring and testing new honey, and the light sweetness can mask minor off-flavors, so it’s a great starter style.
OG: 1.120
FG: 1.015 (+/- 0.005)
ABV: 14%
INGREDIENTS
17 lb (7.7 kg) (approximately) quality honey
Sufficient water to produce 5 gal (19 l) total volume
Nutrients: 300 ppm yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN). This is about 15 percent more nutrient than you need, but it should give you a good first batch. (For more about YAN, see “Mad for Mead, Part 2.”)
30.4 g Fermaid-O
20.3 g Fermaid-K
4 g DAP
6.25 g Go-Ferm
1 g potassium metabisulfite at bottling