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​Cinnamon Mead

​Mead (Honey Wine)

Mead or honey wine is one of the easiest wines you can make. I have a couple of different recipes that I brewed over the years with good results. As with any form of brewing, use them as reference recipes and adjust to your own taste. Enjoy!

​Cinnamon Mead

The following recipe is for one of my favourite brews. A easy sweet dessert wine with cinnamon.  

Makes around 25 liters:
  • ±7.5kg honey, try to find a local beekeeper.
  • 17.L water, preferably from a spring so it doesn't contain chlorine.
  • 8 grams of yeast. I use Vintner's Harvest Wine Yeast SN9
  • 5 to 10 cinnamon sticks.

Make sure all your equipment is properly cleaned. You will need a 25L fermenter with an airlock.
  1. Poor the 17.5L of water in the fermenter.
  2. Dissolve the ±7.5kg of honey in the water. Aim for a specific gravity between 1.130 and 1.135 (at 24°C). Dissolving the honey is easiest if the water is warm but don't go above 40°C or the honey will start to lose its flavour. 
  3. Add the yeast when the mixture is about 24°C. Add nutrients if you want a better fermentation process.
  4. Add the cinnamon sticks.
  5. Measure the specific gravity. This is used at a later stage to determine the amount of alcohol in your wine. OPTIONAL, measure the PH of the wine (shouldn't go below 3.7).
  6. Close fermenter and place it in a location where the temperature doesn't fluctuate too much.
  7. Leave to ferment for around three weeks or until fermentation stops.*
  8. Bottle the wine and store it in a dark and cool place for at least six months, preferably a year.
  9. Enjoy your mead.
* Optional, after 2 weeks rack the mead (transfer it to another fermenter leaving the dead yeast behind).
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  • About Me
    • Resume
    • Press releases
  • Blog
  • Projects
    • Long Range WiFi Link
    • Embedded Systems >
      • Photo Booth
      • Classroom VU meter
      • USB Media Controller
      • Weather Station
      • Arduino Swimming Pool Controller
      • GRBL Android Controller
      • Arduino Serial Driver
      • Arduino Multitasking
      • 8x8x8 LED Cube
      • Analog -> Digital Geiger Counter
    • 3D Printing >
      • Simplify3d Configuration
      • 3D print repairs
    • Home Brewing >
      • Mead Recipes >
        • Cinnamon Mead
        • Sweet Chili Mead
        • Lemon & Ginger Mead
        • Mead Liqueur
        • Honey Beer
      • Glühwein (Spiced Wine)
      • Limoncello
    • House
    • Toolmaking
    • Laser Cutting
  • Weather Cam
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