Apple Spice Mead Recipe
A cozy, autumn‑season mead infused with the warm aromas of apples, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Sweet honey blends with tart apple and fragrant spices to create a comforting, slightly spiced drink perfect for fall gatherings.
Recipe by Golden Hive Mead· Structured by ReelsMeals
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30 min estimated total time for 1 servings.
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Ingredients
- 3 3/10 lb wildflower honey
- 4 qt water
- 2 1/5 lb apples
- 1 piece cinnamon stick
- 4 piece whole cloves
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 packet wine yeast
Instructions
- 1In a large pot, bring the water to a gentle boil and dissolve the honey completely.
- 2Add the sliced apples, cinnamon stick, cloves, and ground ginger to the pot and simmer for 15 minutes to extract the flavors.
- 3Remove the pot from heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
- 4Transfer the cooled liquid to a sanitized one‑gallon glass carboy.
- 5Add the chopped apples (red and yellow varieties) into the carboy.
- 6Using a metal funnel, pour the remaining honey into the carboy over the apples.
- 7Stir the mixture with a long black stirring rod to help dissolve the honey and evenly distribute the apples.
- 8Add the wine yeast packet and stir gently to combine.
- 9Seal the fermenter with an airlock and let the mead ferment at room temperature for 1–2 weeks, or until bubbling stops.
- 10After fermentation, rack the mead into a clean carboy or bottles, seal, and age for at least 4 weeks before serving.
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Fully dissolve honey first
Ensure the honey is completely dissolved in the boiling water before adding the apples and spices.
Exact simmer time
Simmer the apples and spices for exactly 15 minutes to extract flavors.
Cool before transferring
Allow the mixture to reach room temperature before moving it to the carboy.
Stir honey in carboy
Stir the honey in the carboy with the long rod.
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- How many servings does this Apple Spice Mead recipe make?
- This recipe makes 1 serving as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Apple Spice Mead recipe come from?
- It was shared by Golden Hive Mead on instagram.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.