9 Mead Recipes Made with Berries

Mead can be as simple as combining water, honey, and yeast, but it doesn’t have to stop there. A myriad of ingredients—from herbs and spices to fruits and vegetables—have been added to mead with great success. Berries are among some of the more prevalent fruit additions and can add layers of complexity that can help accentuate the varietal honey being used.

Dive into to these 9 berry mead recipes! Looking for more inspiration? Browse our Mead Recipe Library!

Amy Olsen’s Morat

Berry Mead

Amy Olsen’s Morat

ABV: 9.6% by vol.

OG: 1.102 (24.3°P)

Blueberry Vice Melomel

Berry Mead

Blueberry Vice Melomel

ABV: 5.9-7.2%

OG: 1.045–1.050 (11.25–12.5°P)

FG: 0.995–1.000 (−1.25–0°P)

Indian Summer Berry Melomel

Berry Mead

Indian Summer Berry Melomel

OG: 1.16

FG: 1.021

Moonlight Meadery Desire Melomel

Berry Mead

Moonlight Meadery Desire Melomel

OG: 1.158 (approx.)

FG: 1.03

Super Berry Melomel

Fruit Mead

Super Berry Melomel

ABV: 15.8% (Estimated)

OG: 1.151

FG: 1.030 – 1.040

SRB Mead

Fruit Mead

SRB Mead

Strawberry Tupelo

Fruit Mead

Strawberry Tupelo

ABV: 14.44%

OG: 1.16

FG: 1.05

Eric’s Mead

Fruit Mead

Eric’s Mead

ABV: 14.44%

OG: 1.16

FG: 1.05

Summer Berry III

Fruit Mead

Summer Berry III

ABV: 10.24%

OG: 1.09

FG: 1.012