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Heather Mead

Heather Mead is a classic British mead, incorporating honey and using heather tips as a flavouring. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of Heather Mead.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

70 minutes

Total Time:

90 minutes

Additional Time:

(+12 months fermenting and maturing)

Makes:

20 bottles

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Wild FoodBritish Recipes


Ingredients:

5l of unchlorinated water
2.5 kg wildflower honey (heather honey would be excellent, but clover honey will do)
2 lemons, sliced
250g heather tips
Yeast (Epernay II is good but champagne yeast would also work)

Method:

As with most of the other recipes here, this 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.

Follow the instructions given in the basic mead brewing page to make your mead whilst the must is still boiling add the heather tips. Take the pot off the heat and add the sliced lemon. Keep in the mixture for 20 minutes then strain out the lemon and the heather. Allow the must to cool and continue with the standard recipe. This is not a 'short' mead, and you can follow the recipe given for my 'standard' basic mead exactly. Again, this is a wine-like mead, and once bottled needs to be left to mature for at least a year.