Tazo Chai Mead

Let’s see how to make a Chai Mead, hold the latte. Tazo Teas had no idea their mixture could be fermented, or… maybe they did? Who knows? Mead is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from honey. In this case, it’s highly spiced, as a chai latte would be. Should be an interesting mead project, and it’s a beginner mead IMHO, and easily a mead anyone can make at home!

Special Thank You to Todd Truby for the Honey!

Ingredients:

3 lbs (1.36 kg) Wildflower Honey: https://amzn.to/41RIqCb

2 Containers Tazo Classic Chai Latte Concentrate, 32 oz: https://amzn.to/3HsgU62

2.5 grams Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/3LkZbOZ

Water to 1 US Gallon (looking for a gravity around 1.124)

1 package Mangrove Jacks MO5: https://amzn.to/3n9EvS9

Additions:

1 teaspoon Yeast Hulls (if your brew stalls): https://amzn.to/428w6gC

Back Sweeten if desired (we used Sourwood Honey to 1.042)

1 Cinnamon Stick: https://amzn.to/44ggCJ9

14 Allspice Berries: https://amzn.to/42eWwxj

Tools We Use:

Star San: https://amzn.to/41LWdtQ

1 Gallon Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/44hSFB4

Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/3ndEgFD

Hydrometer Kit: https://amzn.to/41HOiOd

Baster: https://amzn.to/41RJFRC

Stainless Steel Funnel: https://amzn.to/3oTkYG7

Solid Bung: https://amzn.to/41NWdK3

Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/3Noal8a

Stirring Paddle: https://amzn.to/44dQX3S

Glencairn Glasses: https://amzn.to/3oVigQk

Fun T-shirts: https://city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/

Super Spiced Chai Mead – Did We Go Too Far?

We made Chai Mead a few weeks ago, and I decided it just didn’t have enough… spice! So we added cinnamon and allspice berries and let it sit. So… did we over spice a spiced mead? Is it too spiced now? What could possibly go wrong with adding more spices, right? We vote on our final thoughts.

We made a Mead from Tazo Chai Tea Mix. It’s been a year. Let’s see how this mead tastes, shall we?