Lava Mead

LAVA MEAD – How Hot is our Chile Mead? Spicy Capsicumel Honey Wine

Capsicumel is a type of mead that’s made with chile peppers or other spicy peppers during the brewing process. It can be sweet and spicy, with a fruity flavor. Some recipes use ancho chilies, honey, citrus, and spices. 

When you’re gifted chiles, you have to make use of them, right? Well, my Brother in Law gave us some home grown Madame Jeannettes and Scorpions so…. we made a mead. A capsicumel to be precise!

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Chilis: 2 parts Madame Jeannette, 1 part Scorpion

1/2 Packet SafAle US-04 yeast: https://amzn.to/4azwNE6

1 Cup Black Tea steeped in 8 oz of water

2.5 pounds (1.133 kg) Texas Honey: https://amzn.to/3xCyG4w

86 oz (2.543 liters) Water

Additions:

Back Sweeten with Honey to Specific Gravity Reading of 1.030 or to taste

Tools We Use:

1 US Gallon Wide Mouth Fermenter: https://amzn.to/3W1C8Qb

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