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Published: February 8, 2026
Video Description
This pumpkin spice mead was made with grocery-store ingredients and a lot of skepticism. We fermented canned pumpkin with honey, raisins, and bread yeast, then spiced it after fermentation for control. The final tasting may surprise pumpkin lovers and skeptics alike.
Ingredients:
2 15 oz (0.850 kg) Cans Pumpkin Puree
1/2 lb (220 g) Raisins
3 lbs (1.360 kg) Wildflower Honey
96 Fluid oz (2.839 liters) Water
1 teaspoon Fleischmann's Active Dry Yeast
OG 1.100
Additions:
4 Cardamom Pods
3 Cloves
20 Allspice Berries
1/2 Nutmeg Cracked
1 inch Piece Ginger
1 Large Cinnamon Stick
Back Sweeten with Honey (we went to a Specific Gravity Reading of 1.026)
Related Videos:
What Yeast Do: https://youtu.be/7SexLelVQwY?si=8ozqUM1lOsENef0B
Garlic Mushroom Mead: https://youtu.be/qt9M9AySB58?si=Ps00I5BZW8Ve65Cs
Oxidation: https://youtu.be/09hjzoRogCk?si=GgHjzIFhOGKFaMzH
What to Expect During Fermentation: https://youtu.be/i2QfnmUnZKM?si=35QcxtEqUBL55EqO
Pasteurization: https://youtu.be/zWBU3EI-EFo?si=msaz34mmBVfMk9Zc
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