Hydromel (Light Session Mead)

First time

In season January to December · makes 4.5 L · target OG 1.050

The easiest mead — low strength, ready soon — but the same don't-boil and staggered-nutrient discipline.

You will need

1
Sanitise. A hydromel is a LIGHT, low-strength mead — the gentlest introduction to honey wine, and it comes ready far sooner than a strong one.
2
Do NOT boil the honey; warm it just enough to dissolve into the water. Add the lemon juice (honey is acid-poor).
3
Top to 4.5 L for a low OG of about 1.050 — that is the whole point, a session-strength honey wine.
4
Honey is nitrogen-poor, so still feed STAGGERED nutrient (a dose now, another in a day or two) even at this modest strength, or it finishes harsh.
5
Ferment out, rack when clear; a light mead is drinkable in months, not years.
6
A delicate, floral, easy-drinking honey wine — the mead to start with.

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