Oak Leaf MeadOrigin: Ancient Period: Traditional |
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Unlike the Welsh version Oak Leaf Melomel Mead which is 'bittered' by oak leafs this uses young oak leaves as both a flavouring and a sugar source. Ingredients:
4.5l young oak leaves 
Method:PreparationAs with most of the other mead recipes presented on this site, this recipe has been gauged to make 5l of mead. Only a basic listing of ingredients is given, and for a brewing method please see this page for a step-by-step guide. Also see this page for a list of the equipment you'll need. I used fresh-pulped apples to make the juice, predominantly using sour cooking apples, but the recipe works equally-well with store-bought apple juice. Add the apple juice and 2l water to the boil and add the honey a little at a time as well. When the mixture has boiled, remove the skim from the surface then take off the heat, add the remaining water and the yeast nutrient and allow to cool. When it reaches about 37°C add the yeast and allow to ferment for about four days. At the end of this time strain and add a fresh yeast culture to resume fermentation. You can now return to following the instructions given in the basic extract brewing page to make your mead. Again, this is not a 'short' mead, and you can follow the recipe given for my 'standard' basic mead exactly. As a wine-like mead, once bottled, this preparation needs to be left to mature in the bottle for at least a three months. At this point you can return to following the instructions given in the basic extract brewing page to make your mead. Again, this is not a 'short' mead, and you can follow the recipe given for my 'standard' basic mead exactly. As a wine-like mead, once bottled, this preparation needs to be left to mature in the bottle for at least a three months. This results in a fairly dry wine (for a mead) and the flavour is interesting. |
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