"recipe: name: 1771 Braggot yield: 5 Gallons ingredients: - name: Water amount: Enough to make 5 Gallons - name: Honey type: Monarch's Choice Baker's Special amount: 1.5 Gallons - name: Liquid Malt Extract (LME) type: Unspecified malt syrup amount: 2.5 pounds - name: Yeast type: Unspecified amount: 1 packet - name: Lemon juice amount: To taste - name: Yeast nutrients amount: To taste instructions: - Combine honey and malt syrup with 6 quarts of warm water (100°F) for a few minutes - Pour mixture into a sterilized container holding an additional 6 quarts of warm water - Add lemon juice and yeast nutrients to taste - When temperature drops below 80°F, add yeast and secure fermenter with airlock - Allow to ferment for one month, following general mead making principles - Strain into closed cask notes: - Original 1919 recipe did not call for siphoning, but it's recommended - Fermentation time not specified in original recipe, follow general fermentation principles - Source: HOME BEVERAGES: HOW TO MAKE THEM BY A. L. CLAIBORNE, 1919 historical_context: year: 1771 event: Battle in North Carolina between colonists and soldiers, four years before the American Revolution"