My Meade Recipe's   
Orange Cinnamon Meade

Per 1 Gallon:

3 lbs Honey
1 clove, split in half
1 Cinnamon Stick
25 Rasins (give or take), split in half
1 cup Orange Juice
1 pack Lavlin D-47 yeast
Water to balance

Put honey in clean carboy. Rinse honey container with HOT water and add to carboy twice. Mix honey and water well (should be about 1:2). Add clove, cinnamon stick, rasins, and orange juice with enough water to bring to curve in carboy. Aeriate well, add yeast and aeriate again. Install airlock and put it in a warm dark place.

Check daily. Once the airlock bubbling slows, port the batch to a clean carboy and add water to balance out to 1 gallon. It should start bubbling again for a short time and then drop clear in about a month.


Lemonade Meade

Per 1 Gallon:

3 lbs Honey
2 Lemons, washed well with peel and cut in 8ths
2 Cups of freshly brewed tea (Red Rose is nice)
2 Cloves
½ Campden Tab
1 pack Lavlin D-47 yeast
Water to balance

Put honey in clean carboy. Rinse honey container with HOT water and add to carboy twice. Mix honey and water well (should be about 1:2). Add lemon, tea, cloves, and campden tab with enough water to bring to curve in carboy. Aeriate well, add yeast and aeriate again. Install airlock and put it in a warm dark place.

Check daily. Once the airlock bubbling slows, port the batch to a clean carboy and add water to balance out to 1 gallon. It should start bubbling again for a short time and then drop clear in about 1-2 months.


Chai Spice Meade

Per 1 Gallon:

3 lbs Honey
2 Cups of Lipton Chai Spice tea, prepared
1 Tsp. Yeast Nutrient
½ Tsp. Acid Blend
½ Campden Tab
1 pack Lavlin D-47 yeast
Water to balance

Put honey in clean carboy. Rinse honey container with HOT water and add to carboy twice. Mix honey and water well (should be about 1:2). Add tea, nutrient, acid blend, and campden tab with enough water to bring to curve in carboy. Aeriate well, add yeast and aeriate again. Install airlock and put it in a warm dark place.

Check daily. Once the airlock bubbling slows, port the batch to a clean carboy and add water to balance out to 1 gallon. It should start bubbling again for a short time and then drop clear in about 2 months.


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