Lazy Friar Pyment
Indulge in the rich and aromatic blend of honey and grape juice with Lazy Friar Pyment. This simple yet refined recipe combines wildflower and buckwheat honey, infused with citrus zest and crafted using Nottingham Ale yeast, resulting in a characterful beverage. Ideal for relaxing evenings or social gatherings, this mead-like drink is ready to enjoy in just seven weeks.
ingredients
- 96 oz Welch's Red Grape Juice
- 2-1/2 lbs Monarch's Choice Wildflower Honey
- 4 oz Dutch Gold Buckwheat Honey
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- Juice of 1/4 Lemon (or 1-1/2 tsps Lemon Juice)
- Juice of 1 Orange (or 2 oz Orange Juice)
- 1/4 tsp Pectic Enzyme
- 1/2 tsp Yeast Nutrient
- 1/4 pkg Nottingham Ale Yeast or Safale S-04 Ale Yeast
- Filtered, Spring, or Rain Water (to make up 1 gallon)
steps
- 1.
Combine all ingredients except the yeast nutrient and yeast in a fermentation vessel.
- 2.
Add water to reach 1 gallon, accounting for displacement.
- 3.
Stir in 1/4 tsp of yeast nutrient.
- 4.
Pitch the yeast into the mixture.
- 5.
Ferment for 3 weeks in the primary fermentation vessel.
- 6.
Add the remaining 1/4 tsp of yeast nutrient on day 3 of fermentation.
- 7.
Transfer the mixture to a secondary fermentation vessel.
- 8.
Age for an additional 4 weeks before bottling.
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