Description:

You can get "chili honey" from the manufacturer by calling 505-758-4350, or through some hot sauce catalogs. To make an acceptable substitute, grind 2 parts dried hot red NM chilis with 1 part honey in a food processor until pasty. This would also work well with 3 lb honey for a sweeter mead.

Ingredients:

• 2 lb honey (I usually use "Wild Mountain" coz it's cheap)
• 8 oz Taos brand "chili honey"
• 1 t crushed dried habanero
• 1/2 t tannin powder
• 1/4 t citric acid
• 1/2 t champagne yeast
• 1 t yeast nutrient

Procedure:

Source: Leigh Ann Hussey