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Nordic Farmhouse

1/28/2017

9 Comments

 
Nordic Farmhouse is a subtle, complex wild-fermented mead.

Nordic Farmhouse Clone Recipe
5 Gallon/19L
OG = 1.046
FG = .998
ABV = 5.7% abv.

Ingredients:
  • 5.5 lbs Raw Wildflower Honey
  • .5 Gallons pure Cranberry Juice
  • 4 Gallons Water
  • 1 oz. Wyeast Wine Yeast Nutrient
  • A few packets of saison yeast (if desired)
 
Step by Step
Combine the first five ingredients at 104°F (40°C) stirring vigorously to aerate. 
Add yeast if desired to jump-start the fermentation.
Maintain the fermentation at about 86°F (30°C).
Bottle (with priming sugar) or keg when bubbling has completely stopped (should be 8-10 days).
​Enjoy in a week or two!

For general brewing principles and practices please visit our article: How We Brew Everything We Brew

Don't want to wait? You can order this mead online and have it shipped right to your door in most of the US!​
9 Comments
Mathieu
3/20/2018 02:25:38 pm

First of your recipes that i tried to re-create (never tasted the real product though, since i'm from Canada). I have to say that i enjoy it quite a lot and my wife does too.

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Peter
4/14/2018 07:28:04 pm

Hello Ricky, I am making a one gallon batch of your Nordic Farmhouse mead and have a question. My fermentation was complete in three days. Do I keep it at the fermentation temperature of 86 degrees for the full 8-10 days or should I take it out of the fermentation chamber when fermentation is complete. Thanks for sharing your recipes and knowledge.

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Peter
4/30/2018 05:47:27 pm

Hello Ricky and Kelly, I had to write. I just enjoyed my first Nordic Farmhouse using your recipe and it was delightful. And delightful is the perfect word to describe it. It was light and refreshing and fruity. It is definitely going to be my summer drink. I sure hope I get to visit your 'neck o' da woods' some day so I can see if yours is as good as mine. Cheers and thank you for sharing.

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Kelly
5/1/2018 08:40:21 pm

We're so glad to hear it turned out well! Sounds like you nailed it! We hope you can come drink with us at the Mead Hall soon!
Cheers,
Kelly

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Nolan Speer
11/25/2018 12:09:23 am

is it really good to go in 8-10 days? I have seen other people age meads for months or years before drinking it, if it is fine that quick, what are the perks of aging so much longer then?

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Kelly the Boss
11/26/2018 04:56:19 pm

Yes, it is! Check out our articles on meadmaking, especially "Making Craft Mead at Home in Less Than Three Weeks" (https://www.groennfell.com/blog/making-mead-at-home-an-incredibly-contentious-article) and "How We Brew Everything We Brew" (https://www.groennfell.com/blog/how-we-brew-everything-we-brew).

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John Stemle
1/14/2020 12:31:58 am

Nordic Farmhouse is my next batch. Ricmy i sent you a question about my elxerberry mead a while ago. i am happy to say it turned out fair, even though i gave up on 2 of the 5 gallons. i reduced my aging amount from 5 to 3 not expecting it to improve. My brew friend from Back Alley Brewing in Ponca City, Oklahoma tasted it and said he liled it. So i bottled it. i had a sinus infecyion so couldnt taste myself.
i anjoy your site emensely! Your " boss" and bsck harness associate are both beautiful! Maybe some day on my next trip to "Corrupticut" i will take a detour to VT.

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Keith Boyce link
7/19/2020 08:26:23 am

I want to make the Nordic Farmhouse as well as all of your recipes. However, I can not ferment at 80°+ in my small house. Can you make suggestions for fermentation at 70°-73°?

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Ricky the Meadmaker
7/27/2020 03:44:35 pm

I wouldn't worry too much about it; Nordic Farmhouse, given the Saison strain, is very forgiving. And, even if it's not identical to ours, I'm sure it will be very good!

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