Leatherwood Dry Mead

Prepare a yeast nutrient mixture by boiling 4 cups (950 mL) water and dissolving in 1 tsp. of yeast nutrient.

Stir honeys and about 2 gallons (7.6 L) water, together to reach the 3-gallon (11.4 L) mark on your fermenter. Add 1 cup (237 mL) of the yeast nutrient mixture. Check pH and adjust to between 3.7-5.5 if necessary. Add yeast and stir.

Ferment 10 days at 67°F (19°C). Check pH on days 2, 4, and 6, each time adding another cup (237 mL) of the nutrient mixture.

Rack to secondary and age 120 days at 63°F (17°C). Rack to tertiary and age another 90 days at 60°F (16°C). Bottle and store in a dark, cool place to condition. This mead ages well.

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