Let’s Make a Ginger Hydromel – Easy Session Mead for Summer!
Mead is made from fermented honey. A Hydromel is a lower alcohol mead. A session mead is really a made up thing, but it’s usually carbonated and lower alcohol. So, this is a Ginger Hydromel Session Mead, perfect for summer! Light, crisp and refreshing!
Ingredients
3 oz (28.34 g) Ginger
1/2 oz (14.17 g) Dried Lime Zest (or Lemon): https://amzn.to/4fcwJga
1 lb (0.45 kg) Wildflower Honey: https://amzn.to/3SCvkWX
Water (we didn’t measure, but our Original Specific Gravity was 1.028)
1 teaspoon Citric Acid: https://amzn.to/3y40Sh6
1/2 teaspoon Potassium Bicarbonate (because we added too much acid, lol!): https://amzn.to/3LvCk3D
1/2 package Safale S-04 Yeast: https://amzn.to/456TNsn
Additions
back sweeten with Honey to Specific Gravity of 1.014
a sprinkle of “Insurance Yeast”
Tools We Use
Star San: https://amzn.to/3Lvz9cs
Stainless Steel Funnel: https://amzn.to/4fa22IE
Nylon Strainer: https://amzn.to/3y4vn6y
5 Liter Glass Fermenter: https://amzn.to/3yFiEXW
5 Liter Plastic Fermenter (this is a great alternative to the glass one we used in the video) : https://amzn.to/3VrOMar
Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/4f7cGQv
pH Strips: https://amzn.to/3SfKfWR
Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/3x8zsWY
Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/3Ya0f0j
Baster: https://amzn.to/3xRYJ8o
Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/46aoJIu
Scale: https://amzn.to/4cNplqf
Spaddle: https://amzn.to/4bM43IQ
Plastic Beer Bottles: https://amzn.to/4bbLZ9V
Carbonation Cap: https://amzn.to/3KUvJ2o
Carbonation Regulator: https://amzn.to/4euj2ZP
Bench Bottle Capper: https://amzn.to/3VREkcL
Bottle Caps Sample Pack: https://amzn.to/4c70g9q
Beer Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3yPW4fy
Anova Culinary Sous Vide: https://amzn.to/3XvKjF6
12 oz Amber Beer Bottles: https://amzn.to/3WwbbUN
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