The Best Apple Mead Recipe Ever (with Bonus Apple & Cinnamon Recipe)

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Man Made Mead

Man Made Mead

Күн бұрын

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@1014p
@1014p 2 жыл бұрын
Kind of apples you use will make a considerable impact. Blending is rewarded well eventually. Here in WA I have many many options. M05 is a solid yeast for apples.
@tristanfortier8239
@tristanfortier8239 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers to you brother! your progression in the last 2 years has been amazing, keep it up!
@WarrenWorkman1
@WarrenWorkman1 Жыл бұрын
I made this for my family and served at Christmas time. It was wildly popular and my most successful mead yet. I used cinnamon, bottle carbonated and only got to age it for about a month. Next year I'll keg it and give it more time to age and I'm sure it will only be even better. Thanks for the recipe.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I love this! Thank you so much for sharing!
@asseenontv247
@asseenontv247 2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to have to try this one! I haven't ventured into carbonating yet, so that may be a good next step.
@zachburton4190
@zachburton4190 2 жыл бұрын
I know people usually prefer cinnamon sticks and I don’t know the difference the different sticks have, but I’ve noticed using powdered cinnamon has a different affect as well and the powdered gives me the sweet cinnamon sugar taste I like where as the sticks give me a darker more bark-jer flavor. Don’t forget to experiment around I noticed a big difference with vanilla bean vs extract!!
@d.garcia3664
@d.garcia3664 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Zach, how has it affected your clarity. Mine tended to clear better and added beautiful flavor note
@KingOfPlastics
@KingOfPlastics Жыл бұрын
Most powdered cinnamon and some of the sticks are not actually cinnamon. Keep an eye out
@trustn01rs
@trustn01rs Жыл бұрын
​@@KingOfPlastics yes but that's the "cinnamon" people grew up with and what 99 percent of people take as cinnamon
@DrSweet1210
@DrSweet1210 Жыл бұрын
We just tried the one you sent us ans it was like eating an apple & we both enjoyed it - the oerfect amount of sweetness for both of us. Looking forward to trying the recipe for ourselves!
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you guys enjoyed it!
@jasonduggan2987
@jasonduggan2987 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to keg, but I just don't have the space needed for a way to chill the kegs...
@ukwarrior89
@ukwarrior89 Жыл бұрын
Do you have a restaurant or butcher you could bribe with a few bottles to use his walk-in fridge?
@chp9733
@chp9733 2 жыл бұрын
I prepared already everything and will DEFINITELY try both of your recipes, Thanks for sharing with us!!!
@robertoof4917
@robertoof4917 9 ай бұрын
How’d it go?
@tim-tim-timmy6571
@tim-tim-timmy6571 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will try the apple cinnamon one. Tips: I have many spices as tinctures. It is so easy to overdo it and having a tincture allows you to add exactly the amount you want. Add a bit, taste, add more...
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
That's also a great way to do it!
@northernmetalworker
@northernmetalworker Жыл бұрын
You are a saint. I was discussing making a nice mild apple cinnamon mead that doesn't have too prominent of a honey taste. I just got into beer brewing, and i have a keg system set up. Thank you so much for sharing such a pleasant recipe. 😊
@melissiandre4280
@melissiandre4280 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the work you do! I’m going to plan to start an apple cinnamon soon.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
Let me know how yours turns out!
@wfqsfg
@wfqsfg 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried K1-V1116 yet with cider. The last yeast I tried for the 1st time was cote des blanc. I made a small batch. It came out really good and I didn't do anything special with this batch except I bought a gal bottle of juice and added frozen apple concentrate to it to raise the SG. Fermented dry at 9.3%. It will be 3 months old by Thanksgiving. Its is the best cider I've made so far. My thought is the frozen apple concentrate adds concentrated apple flavor to the juice. Just add enough frozen concentrate to reach your desired SG.
@matteopassuello1220
@matteopassuello1220 2 жыл бұрын
It seems like a really nice recipe. I was wondering, this cyser is in the ABV range of a (strong) beer, have you ever thought about avoiding the backsweetening process by adding some malt extract (unhopped, obviously) in primary, or even by mashing some grains? I used dry malt extract once for a mandarin orange and rosemary hydromel which turned out lovely! I think it may be interesting because malt gives its own “different kind of sweeten” because it has its own character, although it might be difficult to calibrate the right quantity because if you add it in primary you can’t do bench trials. Anyway, I really like your channel, it’s always a good source for inspiration! Cheers to homebrewing mead and drinking good from Italy!
@nicholashess5977
@nicholashess5977 2 жыл бұрын
I will definitely have to brew this one, sounds amazing
@Traveler_357
@Traveler_357 2 жыл бұрын
What is the cloudy pinkish mead, bottom center at 6:13? It looks intriguing.
@Nestlethehobgoblin
@Nestlethehobgoblin 2 жыл бұрын
I actually have a ton of frozen apples and pears. Might to something similar with those
@williamcarswell1071
@williamcarswell1071 Жыл бұрын
I cannot thank u enough,,, love your generous advice,,,, Bill
@riukrobu
@riukrobu 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely recipe!
@calientecarl6741
@calientecarl6741 2 жыл бұрын
the real killer! ima make it soon, thank you.
@Meadorjackhammer
@Meadorjackhammer 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely gonna ask for a keg for Christmas now ha ha
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
You should!
@richardfurlong2246
@richardfurlong2246 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever use your kegging system to bottle from so you can have your carbonated mead more portable? Great videos, definitely looks like a lot of work goes into them.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I do! You have to cap them pretty quick or have a counter pressure filler to do it well.. but it does work well!
@johnburke8337
@johnburke8337 2 жыл бұрын
This was a super high quality video. I know several years went behind this ultimately, but this was fun and informative. Good work and good mead!
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@williamcarswell1071
@williamcarswell1071 Жыл бұрын
love this brew recipe,,, I am starting a 11 litre batch right away.... I have both yeasts u recommend in stock,,,, I also have plenty of orange blossom honey in stock..... this will be fun,,, Thanks so much
@stinkyplum
@stinkyplum 3 ай бұрын
Hi. How much Pectolase do you add, and do you just add it to the bags before freezing? Thank you.
@TigerPat_9180
@TigerPat_9180 2 жыл бұрын
Really Enjoyed your Video , Thanks ! 🐯🤠
@smooth0401
@smooth0401 Ай бұрын
Hey MMM! Working on 1 gallon version of your Blueberry Muffin Mead; super excited about that! Was thinking on graduating up to the 5 gallon production mark, but was curious about degassing. I do have a metal paddle stirrer so I figured I can use that in the bigger carboy/bucket, but what do you think is a good schedule to follow? (every day for the first week with the stirrer, then just bottle/bucket agitation for week 2, then just let it sit for the 3rd/final week?)
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Ай бұрын
To be honest I don't really Degas any of my brews anymore! I just let them sit for long enough that the CO2 leaves over time.
@toddhorting4419
@toddhorting4419 2 жыл бұрын
I am a beginner is all this. Am a beekeeper and using some old honey. I have a question, how would it taste if bottled as a still wine? Is carbonation that important and it would just taste flat?
@Hill139
@Hill139 2 жыл бұрын
I’ve made this recipe flat and it tastes delicious. A friend said it tasted like Apple Jacks 😂😂
@DFS_Viper
@DFS_Viper Ай бұрын
Have you ever made a bochet version of this? Any idea on how that flavor profile will compliment a cyser?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Ай бұрын
I haven't done a bochet version of this. I bet it could be good though!
@calebwarner6697
@calebwarner6697 2 жыл бұрын
Is there a reason to wait to backsweeten until after cinnamon flavoring? My understanding is that the amounts of spices you want would change with sweetness levels.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
I normally do it because the cinnamon does provide a little sweetness!
@Bleideris0
@Bleideris0 4 ай бұрын
Erythritol have unpleasant cooling effect, so I suggest using stabilisers and backsweeten with honey
@JordyValentine
@JordyValentine 8 ай бұрын
It's about time i finally made a cyser, gonna grab the ingredients for this one later today
@GermanBrew
@GermanBrew 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe I need to try it. Best apple mead sounds good
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
You should definitely try it!
@HomesteadOC
@HomesteadOC Жыл бұрын
Any chance you can do a loquat mead? Ive got 3 varieties of loquat trees full of loquats and Im going to just wing it. Im trying to get some ideas from other pome fruit meads, but loquats have a higher sugar content. I made the GoT pomegranate mead a while ago and its about ready, so I trust your judgement.
@acaugusto07
@acaugusto07 25 күн бұрын
Hey, I am doing one bouchet and in the 1st fermentation, I put a cinnamon inside. I don’t know if it was ok… Lalvin is eating the cinnamon, I think 😅 and the liquid is passing from light yellow to light greenish.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 25 күн бұрын
That's interesting! You should be fine. I haven't really had any issues with cinnamon and yeast to be honest!
@kinthor88
@kinthor88 Жыл бұрын
Would love this in a small batch style. Wandering how to downsize it all as much as possible
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I would just take the recipe numbers and divide by 5 to get the 1 gallon sizes
@earlhaines8797
@earlhaines8797 2 жыл бұрын
Getting ready to start a manuka and hibiscus 1 gal., not sure what yeast to go with, this manuka is expensive, 613.00 for a little over a pound.. I'm thinking B-71, QA-23 work good in the past bit this is my first brew with a flower..and there are higher end yeast also.. Any suggestions will be appreciated...
@littlebones88
@littlebones88 2 жыл бұрын
Here's a great suggestion, unless you have money falling out your ass, buy some really good raw honey for this process (don't waste the Manuka). Manuka honey, if I'm not mistaken is used for medicinal purposes and would be more beneficial if used for that reason unadulterated. Even if you were going to use Manuka, at least make a traditional or show mead with it. Hibiscus is great for lowering blood pressure. Try a nice raw organic clover honey.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
Go light with the hibiscus - it's strong and can overpower the Manuka!
@TigerPat_9180
@TigerPat_9180 2 жыл бұрын
@@littlebones88 🤭 🤯
@VVMVVMVVM
@VVMVVMVVM Жыл бұрын
Most posts on r/mead about using Manuka say that the final product tastes like medicine and won’t attempt again
@brother_maleik
@brother_maleik Жыл бұрын
Would adding the apples straight out if the freezer kill the yeast? I didnt think about how cold it would make the must.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
Nope! The yeast just go dormant in the cold!
@vincentnicosia2315
@vincentnicosia2315 Жыл бұрын
i’m a little weary about carbonating for the first time, would the cinnamon recipe be suitable non-carbonated? thanks so much for the great recipes and explanations!
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
Yeah! I would probably add some more honey to make it a little higher abv though... I think it would be a little watery at 7% without carbonation.
@davidkeck-wu2oy
@davidkeck-wu2oy 3 ай бұрын
May be a stupid question, does the bottle apple cinnamon recipe make 1 gallon? This recipe looks amazing!
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 3 ай бұрын
All the recipe cards on this video are for 1 gallon!
@davidharbin6115
@davidharbin6115 Жыл бұрын
Quick question on the Kegged Apple mead. I wanted make a 5 gallon batch, so I need to 5 lbs of Honey and top up the carboy with 1:1 with water and apple juice?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
Yeah! I’d do 50/50 water and apple juice
@ГеоргиЦветанов-б4н
@ГеоргиЦветанов-б4н 3 ай бұрын
What would happen if you put the cinnamon together with the apples? Or a few days before you take the apples out?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 3 ай бұрын
In my opinion I think the cinnamon would be too strong!
@Pureblood8414
@Pureblood8414 2 жыл бұрын
Question …. I am bottle carbonating .. do I add erithritol in the bucket for 3 weeks before I bottle or add erithritol then immediately bottle ?
@MoonBoomChannel
@MoonBoomChannel 2 ай бұрын
So you probably already made it, but if anyone else has the same question - it really doesn't matter. It's a sweetener, not sugar, so it won't restart the fermentation either way. I like to backsweeten it just before bottling, as I can easily get the desired sweetness level. Adding the sweetener before it stops fermenting, especially if you add something else like fruit or spices during the process, isn't a good way to get the exact sweetness level you desire.
@yeganehazratii7868
@yeganehazratii7868 Жыл бұрын
When you added chopped apples, did you use airlock again?
@Pureblood8414
@Pureblood8414 2 жыл бұрын
Great video I have a question and will be trying this out ? If I want to make a 5 gal car boy size do I need to double the yeast and all ingredients ? And if I just do the apple carbonated bottle no cinnamon do I still need to add the corn sugar prior to bottling ? How long does it need to sit in the bottle before tasting at that point ?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah just multipl your ingredients! You can do this as a non carbonated by skipping the priming sugar or kegging!
@herrkriegel
@herrkriegel 9 ай бұрын
Hi, can you tell me how much potassium metabisulfite and potassium sorbate would you use per gallon to stabilize? Thinking of brewing this recipe soon 😊
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 9 ай бұрын
1/2 tsp of Sorbate per gallon and a 1/8 tsp of metabisulfite per gallon!
@herrkriegel
@herrkriegel 9 ай бұрын
@@ManMadeMeadyou also mentioned using pectic enzyme, do I add that into mead when I add apples?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 9 ай бұрын
@@herrkriegeladd it to the apples before you introduce them to the brew.
@herrkriegel
@herrkriegel 8 ай бұрын
​@@ManMadeMeadso I've brewed your recipe and kegged it yesterday, waiting for it to carbonate. What I notice now is that there is a lot of apple pulp after racking, probably because of the enzyme. Is it expected to have so much pulp and would cold crashing and gelatin help with removing it? Otherwise, aroma and taste are great, reminds me of fruit juices I drank when I was a child, only now it has alcohol 😅
@RichardTodd-l2r
@RichardTodd-l2r Жыл бұрын
On several of your videos I see that you are using a drill attachment to mix in a carboy. Is that item something that you made or can it be purchased? And if so where? Thanks
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
Here's a link to it! It's a bit pricey so you can also consider getting a paint mixer. A paint mixer won't fit in a carboy though amzn.to/46qffs9
@calebwarner6697
@calebwarner6697 2 жыл бұрын
I noticed the video calls for 1/4 tsp citric acid per gallon while the recipe in the description (and recipe cards) calls for 1/8 tsp per gallon. Which is right?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
I would suggest to add it to taste!
@silentdeath126
@silentdeath126 2 жыл бұрын
Man Made Mead, I have a killer apple pie cyser recipe if you're interested in trying it!
@snakeoo7ca
@snakeoo7ca Жыл бұрын
Lets hear it!
@tommybagelboy7761
@tommybagelboy7761 Жыл бұрын
Hey, I’m suuuuuper late to this, but I was wondering how I make sure there’s enough room in my container to hold the one gallon cyser AND the apples I would put in after the primary. Should I rack into a two gallon container? It seemed like the obvious solution to me, but it also seemed weird having so much air in there. Any help would be appreciated.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 11 ай бұрын
You will definitely want to brew this in a bigger bucket! I would rack into a two gallon container. I do it all the time for my brews. My 5 gallon batches often have to set in a 8 gallon fermenter to account for the amount of apples
@tommybagelboy7761
@tommybagelboy7761 10 ай бұрын
@@ManMadeMeadHey, I’m back one month later. I got a one gallon batch that I chose not to carbonate, so I doubled the honey and it fermented dry from 1.093 and came out to 12.5 percent. I back sweetened to 1.023. In your video you say to use 1/4 tsp of citric acid, but the recipes in the description say 1/8. Is one of them a mistake? Should I try and find my own measurements seeing as the abv is much higher than those in video? Or is it not that deep at the end of the day. Thanks, new brewer
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 9 ай бұрын
@@tommybagelboy7761I would add it to taste! I need to correct those numbers in the description. Add a little at a time and taste it to see if it’s enough.
@tommybagelboy7761
@tommybagelboy7761 9 ай бұрын
@@ManMadeMead Sounds good, thanks
@CoryShubert
@CoryShubert 11 ай бұрын
Can't wait to try this. At the 3:00 mark you are filling what appears to be a 6gal carboy, right? So you are making a 1 gal batch and a 5 gallon at the same time? Your ingredient list is for 1 gallon, so are you just multiplying by 6? Want to make sure I didn't miss something.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 11 ай бұрын
All the recipe card is for a 1 gallon batch, I was making a 6 gallon batch of this so I just multiplied everything by 6 (except yeast)
@CoryShubert
@CoryShubert 11 ай бұрын
@@ManMadeMead ah, good catch on the yeast... it would have been an easy mistake to X3.. ha ha. But, 6 pounds of each apples?
@ShootinItStr8
@ShootinItStr8 Жыл бұрын
Is that 3lbs of apples per gallon? If so, is it safe to assume I'll need a bucket of some sort for the secondary?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
3 lbs of apples per gallon! You’ll definitely want a bucket!
@ShootinItStr8
@ShootinItStr8 Жыл бұрын
Do you think this recipe would still be good without the carbonation or no?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
If you make this with no carbonation I’d recommend to go higher abv (use more honey) and make oak it to give it a better mouthfeel!
@ShootinItStr8
@ShootinItStr8 Жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead nice. Oak??
@KurmaZ381
@KurmaZ381 Жыл бұрын
Do you think substituting the apple juice for apple cider would hurt?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I don't think so!
@ryanpreston8573
@ryanpreston8573 2 жыл бұрын
Are these recipes for just one gallon? I'd like to make 5 gallons.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
The recipe listed is for one gallon - so you just have to multiply by 5!
@frogjunk
@frogjunk 2 жыл бұрын
I am currently making an apple Mead. 1 month in. I really want to make your candy cane Mead, but can’t get Spangler canes here in Canada. I don’t know which plans to switch to for equivalent canes.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
I've tried with cheap peppermints and it wasn't great... real candy canes are honestly the best!
@frogjunk
@frogjunk 2 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead I seen you said that on your video so I looked into it and I believe it is the fact that Spangler doesn’t use the additives many hard candies do. The candy canes I can get here locally in Canada all have the same additives. So I’m going to try and see what I can do about getting some of them shipped to me somehow or just bite the bullet and pay the $50 Amazon wants per box.
@richarddevine-z2e
@richarddevine-z2e 9 ай бұрын
Hey! This channel got me into mead making, and I have a quick question. Here you are showing that you are adding fermaid O and your yeast pretty much at the same time. Is it assumed you are waiting 24 hours to put fermaid O in / is it an issue if I throw in the fermaid O right away? I ask since I threw in all 5g of fermaid O for 4 1-gallon carboys and seeing if I need to do damage control :) Love the content - thank you again for all the research, time, etc. that you've put into this. It has made my journey exciting and fun....well for now...waiting to see how the first batches come out :)
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 9 ай бұрын
You can definitely throw the Fermaid O in the beginning of this brew! You really only need to step feed if the brew is going to be above 9% or above. I’m happy my content has helped! 😁
@richarddevine-z2e
@richarddevine-z2e 9 ай бұрын
Nice - sounds good! Technically they are going to be around 10% (1.070 sg - from the 2022 version of this I believe), so I might try and throw a taaaaad more in around day 4 or 6 just to make sure they don't get too stressed.@@ManMadeMead
@brother_maleik
@brother_maleik Жыл бұрын
Im a bit cinfused as to which step is for what, bottle or keg. Can someone help sinplify this for just the bottle version not the keg
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
It should be up in the left corner of the video! I tried to detail each step and what it was for
@brother_maleik
@brother_maleik Жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead honestly after more research I think I was overcomplicating the process. After putting everything in the jug for bottle fermenting there isn't much to do after that other than wait, disturb the settling every once in a while to awake the half dead yeast maybe. I was thinking of doing this recipe but adding a higher tolerance yeast when the original yeast starts to die off, to try and get a higher percentage out of the mead, also using full apple cider instead of half water. Any opinions or thoughts about that??
@paulknight8810
@paulknight8810 6 ай бұрын
How would you get a higher abv version?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 6 ай бұрын
Add more honey and apple juice!
@mr.joshua1791
@mr.joshua1791 Жыл бұрын
Can I use apple cider? Not the vinegar, but the brown apple cider?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
Yup! you can!
@kyleday1176
@kyleday1176 9 ай бұрын
Just drank some of the “I can believe it’s not applesauce” that was with your awesome glasses! Is this the same recipe?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 9 ай бұрын
Yes it is!
@Pureblood8414
@Pureblood8414 2 жыл бұрын
When do we add citric acid for the carbonated bottle method the video did not state ??
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
Add it before you add your priming sugar!
@deathspade187
@deathspade187 Жыл бұрын
Do I have to dunk the apples in hot water if I got them from an orchard, like hand picked them myself
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
Nope!
@12meikever
@12meikever Жыл бұрын
why after adding apples, the sugar contained in the apple does not begin to ferment? And why doesn't fermentation start after the final sweetening with honey? Should it only be stabilized after the first fermentation, or should it also be stabilized with metabisulphite at the end to carbonize it in the keg?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
So when you stabilize the brew before adding apples you are halting any possible yeast fermentation. The new sugars from the apples won't be consumed by the yeast because they can't consume any more sugar. You only have to stabilize after it has finished primary fermentation!
@12meikever
@12meikever Жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead natural yeast contained in the fruit will not start eating sugar? Then honey is added for sweetening and it is also not sterile. I worry that if carbonized and not stabilized at the end, there will be a short shelf life.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
@@12meikever I hear what you’re saying but I’ve never had an issue with it. I’ve also made this mead probably 15 times and never had it restart fermentation!
@ericvass-v7g
@ericvass-v7g Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if this recipe can be made without carbonation and if so how much does it change the flavor?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
It can definitely be made without carbonation! I would probably double my honey and use all apple juice to make it stronger though. It’ll be a bit weak bodied at 6.5% without carbonation
@zamore2172
@zamore2172 Жыл бұрын
For the recipe if I was making it for 1 gallon what would happen if I used 2 pounds of honey instead of the 1 required? Would it increase the abv? Love the videos! P.S Would using apple cider instead of apple juice give it a better flavor?
@JasonEvol-yz2hj
@JasonEvol-yz2hj Жыл бұрын
In the video a quick note pops up saying to add Pectin Enzyme. Should this be added to the cut apples or introduced when whole apples go in? Also if we are pressing our own cider, would you recommend adding pectin enzyme to the cider 24hours before yeast? Appreciate you and the videos!!!!
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I normally add the enzyme to the apples 24 hours before I add the apples!
@JasonEvol-yz2hj
@JasonEvol-yz2hj Жыл бұрын
Do you just toss them with the dry powder or add water? Appreciate the response!
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I normally just toss it in dry to be honest!@@JasonEvol-yz2hj
@seanlydon972
@seanlydon972 Жыл бұрын
Has anyone tried this recipe without carbonation? I'm about to, but I'm interested to see if anyone has already and what your thoughts on it is.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
You can do it without carbonation! I would just double the honey. It will feel a little watery at 7% without carbonation.
@colindruce-mcfadden9026
@colindruce-mcfadden9026 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, nice production value! Holy heck.
@AngryBuckHB20
@AngryBuckHB20 Жыл бұрын
This might sound like a dumb question. But the recipe you have on your video is that for a 1 gallon batch if I was to make a 5 gallon batch, how much juice and apples would you use? Love this video and can’t wait to try it
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I would just take everything and multiply it by 5! 2.5 gallons of juice in that case though!
@matthewnguyen5829
@matthewnguyen5829 Жыл бұрын
Similar question. I want to make a 3 gal batch. Does the yeast or anything changes or is it just the amount of apple and juice?
@BeckyS
@BeckyS Жыл бұрын
​@matthewnguyen5829 im new to mead, so I cant be sure. But ive made sourdough bread a lot and my hunch is that yeast will all behave similarly. If that is the case, then it may start a bit slower, but as the yeast reproduces it'll do its thing as expected otherwise.
@Pureblood8414
@Pureblood8414 2 жыл бұрын
1 more question how would you bump this to a 12-13% ? LalvinD47 and more honey ?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! That would work!
@robperez86
@robperez86 Жыл бұрын
I love the look of this recipe. It's my first time making Mead, but we don't need to carbonate it right? Seems like a silky question. I guess I was going for the simplified version? 1 gal. Apples. Honey. Cinnamon. Nutmeg. Apple cider/H2o ofc yeast and yeast nutrients..... I didn't even think about carbonating until now..
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
You don’t have to carbonate this recipe - it will just be a little thin at 6.5% abv without the carbonation. I would add more honey to boost the body of it if I weren’t carbonating it
@wildman3506
@wildman3506 2 жыл бұрын
Just a Question? I see that all of these are carbonated in some way or another. Do they have to be carbonated? especially the cinnamon apple.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
You can go non carbonated - but I would suggest going higher abv. These will feel a little watery if they aren’t carbonated
@bradleyworthington9784
@bradleyworthington9784 2 жыл бұрын
I literally just made your "penultimate" recipe from your 5 Years of Developing video and see that you lowered the honey from 1.5lb to 1lb per gallon as well as added the citric acid in this recipe. What made you decide to reduce the honey and what does the citric acid add to the finished product?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
I wanted to ensure that it stayed between 6 - 7% ABV - So lowering the honey amount ensured that. The citric acid helps the apple character pop and make this more crisp!
@mPrazy
@mPrazy Жыл бұрын
How old was the batch at the time of the tasting?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
2 - 3 months old
@rayrous8229
@rayrous8229 Жыл бұрын
Have you worked with crab apples?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
I haven't.. but it seems interesting!
@LFHiden
@LFHiden 2 жыл бұрын
how long before serving did you start force carbing the small keg?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
3 - 4 days at 30 psi!
@LFHiden
@LFHiden 2 жыл бұрын
Will the tap head sit on there for the full duration? Hard to have in the fridge if it sticks out like that
@Corzak_Hoekin
@Corzak_Hoekin 11 ай бұрын
that would come out to a almost 4% abv?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 11 ай бұрын
Nope! 1.050 to 1.000 is 6.5% ABV!
@NlghtHawk
@NlghtHawk 2 ай бұрын
4% abv seems pretty low for a mead though no ? [SG - FG] ((1.050-1.020) = 0.03) x 131.25
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 ай бұрын
This started at 1.050 starting. Went to 1.000 after the fermentation and then we back sweetened to 1.020. So it's really about 6.5% ABV
@NlghtHawk
@NlghtHawk 2 ай бұрын
@@ManMadeMead oh right right forgot the back sweetening factor
@666lucky13
@666lucky13 Жыл бұрын
A cyser is when you use apple juice instead of using water. You can add apple to a mead and it won't be a cyser unless you replace the water.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
A cyser is an apple based mead in any form!
@tasma3
@tasma3 Жыл бұрын
I use honey to backsweeten on bottles all the time. You just pasterize.
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
You can - I don't recommend for new brewers to do that.
@MajorGRecording
@MajorGRecording Жыл бұрын
No pectinase?
@teilani_ayures
@teilani_ayures Жыл бұрын
try it with apple blossom honey
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead Жыл бұрын
That would be fun!
@teilani_ayures
@teilani_ayures Жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead i did a single-source cyser with apple blossom honey and unfiltered apple juice and (after stabilizing in secondary) added dried apples (should have done fresh tbh) and backsweetened with more apple blossom honey, all from the same orchard. expensive brew but i'll definitely do it again. though your idea of adding more varieties of apples makes me want to deviate from that a bit lol.
@robert953
@robert953 6 ай бұрын
Wouldn't it be much cheaper to go sugar verses honey?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 6 ай бұрын
You could but then this wouldn't be a mead! It would be a cider and mead is better!
@TR-Mead
@TR-Mead 2 жыл бұрын
So what you're saying is.......I need to skip the water and just go with straight apple juice. 😁
@Funpants94
@Funpants94 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like this would be killer with a honey like macadamia.
@codymills2393
@codymills2393 Жыл бұрын
Am I deaf or does he not mention when to add the citric acid anywhere in the video?
@gecoo
@gecoo 2 жыл бұрын
im ciuriose .. is there any way you could make a video where you sanitize nothing.. i know EVERYONE says sanitize EVERYTHING.. but theres no videos at all online showing what happeneds if you dont.. i think this would make a great video for everyone just wanting to know.. what happeneds ? settle the what if
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
You just run the risk of brews getting an infection. Most KZbinrs don't show their meads when they have infections haha.
@gecoo
@gecoo 2 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead well yes but .. i think a lot of people would like to see/ know what that looks like, smells like etc.. speaking for myself im learning to make mead from you and others but soo far.. i have NO CLUE what a bad mead looks like
@briant6669
@briant6669 2 жыл бұрын
@@gecoo I would watch that. I've never had a brew spoil. Might be interesting to see.
@TigerPat_9180
@TigerPat_9180 2 жыл бұрын
Just get your Best Brew , then Throw a Dog 🐶🐕 Turd in it , Stir Well , Shake it a Few Times . Let it Age , till Critters are Swimming in it . Pour You a Glass 🍷🥂 , then ask Yourself , WHY ? P.S . Nice Hat . 🐯🤠
@michaelbreen2388
@michaelbreen2388 2 ай бұрын
Does anyone else find the primary fermentation to be rather slow in this recipe? Tastes amazing otherwise!
@invadertangent8304
@invadertangent8304 2 жыл бұрын
I like your content, but you should work on your reading. It sounds like you are reading and doesn't flow like it should. Other than that, thanks for all the recipes and info you share.
@skepticalhistorian797
@skepticalhistorian797 2 жыл бұрын
Any mead below 10% is a beer
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
Beer is a whole different style of alcohol. This is a mead.
@Yggr153
@Yggr153 2 жыл бұрын
Well, No. But also No. Beer is a whole nother beast. It's technically a Hydromel (style of mead) there are videos explaining the different styles of mead.
@texaslonghousemead1327
@texaslonghousemead1327 2 жыл бұрын
Beer is fermented sugar from grain. Wine is fermented sugar from grapes. Mead is fermented sugar from honey. Therfore mead can not be beer. Unless it's a braggot.
@Pureblood8414
@Pureblood8414 2 жыл бұрын
Question …. I am bottle carbonating .. do I add erithritol in the bucket for 3 weeks before I bottle or add erithritol then immediately bottle ?
@ManMadeMead
@ManMadeMead 2 жыл бұрын
You can add the erythritol and bottle whenever you want! It won’t be fermented on
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