Dunkelheit

Cranmeode - Cranberry Mead

This is an updated version of my old Cranmeode recipe, this version is vastly superior in every way.

Ingredients

• 5 litres of Water
• 1kg honey
• 300-650g Cranberries (More or less to adjust flavour, I recommend ~450g for a first batch)
• Yeast (I recommend Lalvin EC-1118)
• 40g Oil Free Raisins per 100g Cranberries (Optional) (Recommended, helps to balance cranberry flavour)

Equipment

• Fermentation Vessel (1 gallon demijohn)
• Syphon

Directions

1. Activate your yeast in warm water.
2. Add honey to fermentation vessel.
3. Boil 2 litres of water and add to a pot.
4. Add the cranberries and raisins.
5. Stir until the fluid goes dark.
6. Allow to simmer (do not boil) for about 20 minutes.
7. Add cold water to reduce temperature.
8. Set the pot aside and allow to cool.
9. Once the mixture is blood temperature or lower add the yeast and mix together.
10. Add the fluid to the fermentation vessel.
11. Add the yeast and shake.
12. Allow to ferment until the yeast is finished.
13. You may now bottle your mead.

Notes

1. This recipe is proportional, if you want a smaller batch, adjust each ingredient by the same fraction.