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Articles Should you make 1 gallon of mead or 5 gallons? Mead Making and Alcohol Content The Secret Art of Mead Making Revealed New: 5 Tips for the beginner mead maker It's all about the Honey - A dramatic look at how important honey is in mead making For Beginners: How to make your first and easy 1 gallon batch of Mead honey wine How to make a sparkling champagne style mead How much does it cost to make a batch of mead? I have the cost breakdown here How to make a batch of mead today! The fast, easy, and cheap way to your first batch of honey wine The difference is the honey! A stop motion animation showing two different honeys side by side and how the fermented brew looks Thinking about designing or buying your wine and mead bottle labels? Here is some information about labels and bottles that will help you The Magical Transformation of water into wine with pics How and why to use a hydrometer How to use a wine thief to test your wine or mead Dispelling the Myths about Mead Thoughts about Mead and Wine Making Important note about Sanitizing your Mead making and wine making equipment Learning the art of Patience when making wine or mead How do you know the ferment is working? Checking the PH of your Mead to insure good fermentation (video)
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Mead MakingWhat is Mead? There are a lot of misconceptions about Mead. The first thing that comes to mind, if you even heard of it, is a bunch of vikings drinking down lots of large mugs full of a macho drink. And well, nothing could be further from the truth. I don't mean that viking warriors didn't drink their own version of mead. What I mean is that Mead is not some kind of a drink that is rough and tumble. Mead is an astonishingly delicious and delicate drink that will absolutely take you by surprise. So, what exactly is Mead? It is a wine made from honey. Simple as that. Instead of using grapes the mead maker uses Honey! Can you see how this would be something special? It is a wine and it is made from one of the tastiest creations in nature. (This concept of making wine from honey isn't unusual). Wine doesn't have to be made from grapes. It can be made from any number of sweet fruits. And you can easily make some Mead yourself!
NEW Mead Stuff and Projects
New: Looking for something special to drink mead from? Amazon.com has a nice selection of Goblets, Chalices, Mugs, Tankards, and wine glasses. I have picked out some and have them right here. Make your mead drinking special. Mead Goblets and Glasses
Wine bottles for mead making. These 750 ml Claret bottles are exactly the ones I use. I have ordered two cases. Claret Bottles 750ml. Clear Glass, Case of 12
Bottling Mead: I answer some of the most common questions including "When do you know it's time to bottle your mead"? Bottling mead questions answered
New article from a new Mead Maker: It is a lesson in not bottling your mead too soon. Read his hilarious story here: The First Time was awkward, explosive, and messy!
Some Tips and hints from Red Crow Meadery on what equipment you should have and on how to make an easy batch of mead. Red Crow Meadery Tips
Thinking about making your own Mead labels? Here are some beautiful bottles of mead made by a web visitor (Peter T.) He designed the labels himself with a simple and elegant Fleur de Lis emblem. See a bigger picture and read more about this mead and label here. Self Made Labels for Mead
A Call For Mead Making Recipes!!! - I am going to be beefing up my Mead Recipe section and I am looking for your participation. Do you have a great Mead Recipe? Send it to me in an email and I will add it to the Mead recipe section which I will be beefing up and upgrading!
The online world is changing everything when it comes to mead. It used to be difficult to find mead at a local wine shop but now you don't have to worry about it. You can order your mead online (depending on your state) and I have six bottles of Mead from Hidden Legend Winery including their gold medal winning Wild Chokecherry mead. I have more information about the mead and the winery here: Hidden Legend Meads Want to make up a batch of alcohol free mead and drink it today? I have a great little recipe you could try. This is a great way to get a sense of what Mead tastes like. It's at the bottom of the page here. You may have heard of Ken Schramm. He is the guy who wrote the book on Modern day Mead Making. He is working with B.Nektar Meadery to create a signature series of Meads. You can read about the first mead they have produced here. It is limited to 110 bottles You might know that I have been unsuccessful in making a good Vanilla Mead. Well, I got an email from Kevin of Red Crow Meadery and he suggests I make my own Vanilla Extract. Here are his thoughts and his recipe for making a Vanilla Bean Mead from home made extract. Is Mead hard to make? And does my fast, cheap easy mead recipe really work? Can you really make mead in a plastic jug with a balloon on top? Read what a web visitor sent me in an email about his experience with the recipe: " Will, Looking for an easy mead recipe that is delicious and slightly exotic? Are you a beginner mead maker that wants to make something other than plain mead? Yet don't want to get too fancy or worry about it? I have the perfect recipe for you. It is easy to make, care free and tastes fantastic. It is an orange clove mead and I have made this mead so many times in so many ways. It just comes out great and you can mix it and forget about it until its time to drink! Check it out here New: How to keep it real cheap and figure out how your ferment is going. Here is a creative "MacGyver Style" way to check on the vigorosity of your mead as it ferments. This idea was submitted to me by a fellow mead maker The Fermentation Vigorosity Indicator
They come in a beautiful bottle with a convenient cap. This is one of the more popular meads and is widely available. Read my review of three of their products. Redstone Mead
UPDATE on the 38 year bottle of Mead. The company is still in existence and still making and selling mead. And they have a United States distributor which ships to most states. So if you want to give this famous mead a try you can. Links and more here
How to make your mead even more spectacular without changing the recipe! Read about it here
Spotlight on a Winery with some wonderful, award winning Mead!Here is a great winery that makes some amazing mead. They also ship online to many states! Learn more about the company and their products here Meads from Hidden Legend Winery
How about this 38 year old bottle of signed and numbered mead? Interested in learning more about this spectacular bottle of mead? I have more pics and information about it here. And if you can offer insight into the bottle or the meadery it would be appreciated! One spectacular bottle of mead
How to add labels to your mead bottles in a nice and uniform way so they all look the same. It is quite a simple process to insure you get the labels straight and uniform. This way all the mead bottles look the same. Here is a video tutorial.
Two New Mead Making Videos that cover these points:
Read More about this project and watch the video
New Article: (July 18) The Secret Art of Mead Making Revealed - It has been around for thousands of years yet still seems to be some kind of a secret. Mead making is quite easy to do and here are some tips
Update on the Twelve Bottles of Mead: Here is a picture I spliced together of all twelve of the gallon jugs of mead. It is interesting to see how they different yeast are progressing at different rates. Read More
New: (June 16, 2008): Twelve new batches of Mead. This is an experiment I am running where everything is identical except for the yeast. I will be able to determine which taste better and which mature faster. Learn more about this experiment and see a picture of the Mead here There is also a video.
New Article June 11, 08: A recipe for alcohol free mead. Easy to make and ready in an hour or so. No fermenting, just mix water, honey and apple juice . Alcohol free mead New Article: May 31, 08: Creative use of Mason Jars in mead making. Want to boost the alcohol content of your mead? Here is a neat trick and other tips from a mead expert. Mason Jars and More New Article: May 24, 08: Interested in getting better at Mead Making? Already done a batch or two and want to learn more? I have an article of tips submitted by a web visitor and expert mead maker. Tips on making a better mead Article: April 26: Time in a bottle and the best advice I can give any new Meadmaker AHA Mead Day 2008: Auguest 2nd this year is the Official Mead Day and if you are a mead maker you may want to consider throwing an event to help raise awareness and appreciation of honey wine. You can get ideas on how to do it, get the official recipe and register your meadmaking event with the AHA. I have more about it here Do you have a successful template for making mead? Something where you just plug in any kind of fruit or spice and it comes out well? I would love to hear about it New: Springfest at Long Island Meadery: - If you live in the northeast and have always wanted to visit a Meadery you might want to try Long Island Meadery - The event is on April 25. Five tips for Beginning Mead Makers - I answer some of the common questions. New Article (Apr 13)Really serious about your Mead Making? How about taking a mead making vacation to a European Country that has the experts that have been making it for a very long time. The mead Making vacation New Article (Apr 7): Rules of thumb and calculating Alcohol Content in your Mead New Article (Mar 23): Using Bentonite to Clarify your Mead. Bentonite works wonders on Mead and I have a couple of pictures that will show you just how well Bentonite works
New video on some flavored Meads (Feb 17, 08) It shows 6 batches of mead that I have made and also gives some valuable tips on making flavored meads. Flavored Mead video
New Tutorial: How to wax seal the tops of your mead bottles. This makes them look quite spectacular and professional. It's easy to do and cost about 20 cents per bottle How to wax seal your mead bottles
Some basic information about Mead yeast, the types of yeast, dry and wet yeast and some yeast that has been specifically designed for meadmaking.
Valentine's Day is almost here and Mead makes a perfect gift to share. Read more about the tradition of Mead between couples
With the holidays upon us you have got to try a really special holiday drink. It is the art of mulling spices into heated mead. It is the grown-up version of Hot apple cider and phenomenally delicious Read more about it here New: Here are two pictures side-by-side of the Mead in its fermenation carboy. You can see how over the course of a couple of weeks it is starting to clarify and turn into Mead! Pictures of the Mead in fermenation
MAKING FLAVORED MEAD (Often Called Metheglin)One of the Best things about making your own mead is the potential to try some exotic and delicious flavors. I have brewed up four interesting batches of flavored mead Read about them here: Flavored Mead
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Mead making is something that has been going on for over a thousand years and it is quite easy to make. There is very little to do and there is a lot of leeway in the process. For the most part you just have to add yeast to a mix of honey and water and let it ferment. The yeast does all the work for you by transforming the honey into wine. I am making a batch of mead and I have taken extensive notes and photographs so you can follow my tutorial. 
Product Review: Three Bottles of Mead from Redstone Meadery
New Video and tutorial: How to add heat shrink caps to your mead bottles to make them look great. Perfect for Thanksgivining or Holiday Gifts. 
July 20: One Groovy Coconut Mead! What the heck! I say if you do things the same as every one else you get the same results as everyone else! Coconut sounds delicious as a mead so why not try it right in the coconut!!!
New Product: The Renaissance Mead Carboy Covers - If you brew your own mead or other beverages you know the importance of keeping them away from light. These carboy covers are perfect for the job. 
New Article June 11,08 What to do with leftover Must? How about a new process with no racking? It's the lazy mans way to make mead. 
I have been having a blast with my mead and it has taken over my spare room. 
New Recipe: I have dug up a 17th century Mead recipe and translated it so you can make yourself some real mead the way it was made hundreds of years ago - 
Don't want to be so aggressive with your mead making? How about making a 1 gallon batch? It's less expensive, less hassle, and will produce about 4 wine bottles of the magical brew. I have put together a tutorial here for you. The picture of the mead you see here is of three 1-gallon batches I have made. From left to right they are a dry mead, medium mead and a sweet mead. This is obvious by the darkness each. The darker the mixture the more honey and the sweeter the mead. 
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