"Spiced Mixed Berry Mead Ingredients; • 3lbs of honey per gallon of water, (15lbs for a 5 gallon batch) this will yield a very sweet mead, comparable to a dessert wine. You can adjust the quantity up or down de- pending how you like the re- sults of the 3lbs-per-gallon re- cipe. •5 gallons of clean, room tem- perature water • l0z of dry, instant, bread yeast • 5lbs of frozen mixed berries (Blackberries, raspberries and blueberries work best. They are frequently sold premixed under the name of mixed berry.) .2 vanilla beans •l cinnamon stick •4 allspice berries"