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Mead vodka, spirit, moonshine. Receptions.

Beekeepers and honey lovers than once thought, how to make a solid mead with vodka or vodka.

Ancient Slavic drink used to warm the body, combat colds and, Of course, relaxation.

Winter sip of mead warms no worse than a glass of mulled wine. Over the course title, the main ingredient is honey intoxicating drink.

Furthermore bee nectar spices added to mead, lemon, yeast.

1. Features beverage
2. A strong hop cones with mead
3. Lemon strong mead
4. Strong at the May honey mead
5. Mead alcohol

Features beverage

The first mead, according to historians, was prepared long before our era.

Ancient legends say, що медовий нектар – божий дар, brought divine insects.

Food and drinks with honey served at celebrations and feasts, they gave a sacred value.

Mead poured in large oak barrels, who descended into the dark cellar, which were ideal conditions for fermentation.

IN 11 century mead began to boil.

This reduced the content of nutrients, but accelerated the process of preparation of the drink.

In Russia it brought the warriors before battles to give strength and courage, and after the battle to recuperate.

Within a month after the wedding, the couple washed down with mead food during the meal.

Hence the saying went "honeymoon". The strength of classical mead not exceed 15 °.

Згодом з’явився спрощений рецепт медового напою – медовуха на горілці або самогоні.

It reaches an average strength 30-40 °. There are also special cooking options mead strength 60-70 °.

Depending on sort used honey and additives, the product will have a different flavor, aroma and beneficial properties.

Do not abuse alcohol drink honey. Only moderate use would benefit the body.

We present the most popular recipes and guidance, how to make mead of vodka, vodka or with the addition of alcohol.

A strong hop cones with mead

In this mead recipe can be prepared in two ways:: with the addition of spirits and without.

Fortified beverage can be brought to strength 40 °, if you want to replace the main intoxicating drink on festive table.

Without adding the vodka will not exceed the strength of the mark 12 °.

Ingredients:

• honey (grasses) – 600 g;
• Хмільні шишки – 50 g (about 12 PC.);
• Вода – 4 l;
• Живі дріжджі – 10 g;
• Кориця сушена – 1 ch.l .;
• Vodka (Optional for strength).

Method of cooking:

1. Water bring to a boil and reduce heat.
2. Add honey, stir until dissolved. Potomyty 5 minutes on low heat. Above formed thick foam, you must remove.
3. Add the cinnamon brew and well washed hop cones.
4. Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool at room temperature. In the cooled broth, add yeast, mix well and pour in 2 three-liter bottles.
5. Leave them on 3 days in a dark warm room. When you notice foaming, Pour the liquid in the bottle dry and set the water seal, that prevent the ingress of oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.
6. On the 7th day strain intoxicating drink through a triple layer of clean gauze. If necessary, add the vodka mead (the amount depends on the desired strength).

Lemon strong mead

mead, prepared with vodka and lemon sikom, provides a strengthening effect on the body. The drink has an average strength (not higher 15 °).

It is recommended to use in moderation as a preventive measure. Especially useful lemon mead during outbreaks of viral diseases.

Ingredients:

• Горілка – 0,5 l;
• honey (Lime, grasses) – 400 g;
• Свіжа м’ята або меліса – 7 leaves;
• Сік лимону – 50 ml.

Method of cooking:

1. Put the honey in a bottle, pour vodka, add squeezed lemon juice (at 1 medium sized lemon contains 50 ml juice).
2. Vymishayte weight until dissolved, add 7 mint leaves. It adds a refreshing flavor notes.
3. Pour the mixture into bottles of wine or champagne, or healthy bottle with a narrow neck. Cork bottle stoppers. Set in a dark cool place for 6 days. Every day, shake the contents of containers for mixing honey sediment.
4. On the 7th day ready to drink. Remove the leaves washed, pour a nice bottle, lemon and honey treats ready for serving.

Strong at the May honey mead

recipe for mead на самогоні з травневим медом – «сміливий» варіант приготування напою.

His strength reaches 40-50 °.

It depends not only on the number of "supplements", but the strength of vodka.

Travneva mead differs sharp high floral aroma and sweetness.

It is prepared without boiling, helps maintain useful components.

Ingredients:

• Травневий мед – 400 g;
• Самогон домашній – 1 l;
• Мелісса – 4 leaf;
• Мускатний горіх – щіпка;
• Кориця – щіпка.

Method of cooking:

1. Mix honey brew sweet and stir until dissolved mass.
2. Add your favorite spices. The proposed set of spices can be replaced or supplemented with cardamom, mint leaves, dried thyme and clove bud.
3. Pereliyte in Butel, cork and place in a cool dark place (basement) on 3 months.
4. Before use, strain through a pair mead layer of cheesecloth several times.

Advice: for making honey drink, use "clean" moonshine. It should be clear in color and have no odors.

Mead alcohol

recipe for mead of alcohol is not extremely difficult. Alcohol is not used to improve the taste, and to raise the "degrees" drink.

Fixing alcohol occurs after the cooking process and infusion. Otherwise, the alcohol will evaporate before, as you try to drink perebrodyvshyy.

Ingredients:

• Винний спирт – 250 ml;
• Вода – 2 l;
• honey (buckwheat, grasses) – 400 g;
• Дріжджі – 1 ch.l. dry or 2 ch.l. alive;
• hop cones (dried) – 10 PC .;
• Кардамон – щіпка;
• Кориця – щіпка.

Method of cooking:

1. Choose a suitable capacity (more volume 3 l), pour in water and heat it to 70 C.
2. In warm water Dissolve honey. From grade bee product depends chosen color, taste, fragrance and sweetness of the finished mead. Prove received "nectar" to boil over low heat and cook 30 min, stirring and removing white "inch".
3. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool content. Add yeast (better use of living) and drunken cones. thoroughly mix. The liquid evenly pour into two two-liter bottles. Leave them in a warm place for 3 gained, mead began to actively roam.
4. Three days later, add the spices favorite drink. It can be a balm or mint leaves, carnation, cardamom, allspice and cinnamon sticks piece. Leave the bottle in a warm place and wait, When the fermentation process is complete. This usually happens at 5-7 day.
5. Remove the foam, formed on top of the drink. Strain liquid through cheesecloth clean several times. Do not use metal objects straining (sieves and colanders). Transparent "nectar" pour into small bottles (0,5 or 0,7 l). Fill them up to the top and tight cork stoppers.
6. Leave bottles in a dark damp place at 30 days infusion.
7. Before serving beverage alcohol needs to be fixed. Do not use pure alcohol. Mix it with cold boiled water in a ratio 1:1, and only then pour the finished drink. Number of alcohol can be adjusted at will. It depends on the desired strength honey treats.

Home mead – відмінний «конкурент» магазинним спиртним напоям. After its use are no headaches, weakness and feeling hangover.

But remember, even in case of abuse natural mead negative impact on your health condition.