Spiced Honey Mead

Ingredients

• 1 gallon spring water
• 1 quart honey
• 1 nutmeg, bruised
• 1 inch ginger, bruised
• ¼ ounce mace
• ¼ ounce cinnamon
• 1/8 ounce cloves

Method

1. 1 Combine water, honey, nutmeg, and ginger in a pot. Boil well, skimming off the scum as it rises.
2. 2 Remove from heat and let cool in several vessels to ensure it stands thin.
3. 3 Transfer to a fermentation vessel and let stand for one to two weeks.
4. 4 Bottle the mead. If drinking soon, ferment like beer; otherwise, it will keep longer.