White Grape Pyment (1 gal)

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By Anonymous brewer ★ Official

A pyment is mead made with grape juice — a nod to mead and wine traditions converging. White grape juice gives a crisp, dry, wine-like result with honey backbone.

Style: Pyment Mead made with grape juice — bridges mead and wine.
Honey Type: Clover
Yeast Strain: Lalvin EC-1118
Batch Size: 1.0 gallon
Target OG: 1.105
Target FG: 1.0
Target ABV: 13.8%

Ingredients

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Quantity Unit Ingredient Notes
2.0 lbs clover honey
0.5 gallon 100% white grape juice (no preservatives — frozen concentrate works)
— Spring water to 1 gallon total
1.0 packet Lalvin EC-1118 yeast (clean, dry profile)
— Fermaid O nutrient (TONSA protocol)

Instructions

  1. Sanitize all equipment.
  2. Warm grape juice gently to ~100°F.
  3. Dissolve 2 lbs of clover honey into the warm juice.
  4. Top up to 1 gallon with cool water in your fermenter.
  5. Take OG reading — target ~1.105.
  6. Pitch EC-1118 at 65-75°F. Apply TONSA protocol.
  7. Primary ferment 3-4 weeks (EC-1118 is fast).
  8. Rack to secondary; age 2-4 months for grape and honey to integrate.
  9. Bottle. Drinks well at 4 months; improves through 12.

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