Honey must undergo a critical sterilization process before it can be used to make mead and vinegar. Because honey contains so many enzymes, it can dry out the fermentation. This sterilization step is the key to determining the success of the subsequent fermentation. The second key is to adjust the sugar content. Honey is usually concentrated and has a sugar content of 55 or 75 degrees. Without a sweetener to measure the high sugar content, it is impossible to accurately adjust the sugar and make a mead.
Preparation of Mead
Finished product weight 1800cc
Production time is about 1.5-3 months
Ingredients: 600 grams of honey (sugar content of about 55 degrees). 1320-1500cc of hot water (2.2-2.5 times honey), 1g of alcoholic yeast
Tools: 18001 fermentation jars, 1 ziplock, 1 plastic bag, 1 rubber band
Directions
1. Weigh the honey, measure the sugar content and put it into the fermentation jar for use.
2. First, measure the sugar content of the honey with a sugar meter. Divide the honey sugar content of 55 degrees by the pre-determined fermentation sugar content of 25 degrees, which is 2.2-2.5 times the amount of water needed to replenish the honey, and convert it to the amount of sugar needed to add water.
3. Dilute the converted water with heat, bring to a boil and pour it into the fermentation jar with honey. Sterilize the honey with boiling water, dilute the honey juice to adjust the sugar content of the mead, pour in the hot water and stir well, and finally use the waste heat to kill the mixed bacteria and enzymes.
4. Start the mead and rehydrate it with fruit active dry yeast according to the procedure.
5. After cooling down to 30°C, mix the activated yeast and put it into the fermentation tank.
6. On the first day, ferment aerobically with a cotton cloth seal. On the second day, cover the mouth of the tank with a plastic sheet for anaerobic fermentation, and cover it tightly with a rubber band. After about 45 days, it can be opened, filtered, clarified and consumed.
7. Generally speaking, because brewed wine is not easy to preserve, people often distill the brewed mead directly into a honey distillate with a temperature of over 40 degrees, which is rich in aroma and easy to preserve.
In life, honey is a food. We use honey basically as a drink or as a food. In terms of beauty, honey can be washed or used as a face mask, but rarely do we hear about mead. Mead is the most costly mead in the world in terms of raw materials and is a noble mead especially for the elderly and women.
