Mead has been making a bit of a comeback in recent years, seeing a boost from the craft homebrewing boom. Given its long history, and inclusion in a lot of lore and myth, a lot of people have rediscovered this oft overshadowed beverage.
I am a hobby mead brewer, myself, and have put together some guides on how you, too, can join in on this fun and creative past time. Mead is one of the least complicated drinks to get started homebrewing with. In addition it has a very broad flavor palette – with countless variations.
So if you’re merely curious about what mead is, or are looking to jump into making your own, feel free to take a look around.
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Ingredients – Primary 12 lbs Orange Blossom Honey15 lbs Plums, sliced, pitted, with skinsD47 YeastWater to fill up to 5 gallonsYeast Nutrients Plums happened to be in season, and it had been awhile since I had last had any. I figured it might be fun to try making a plum ...
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A while back the idea struck me: wines are a fermented fruit drink and we commonly see a wide variety of different fruits used as the primary flavor in these drinks; however, despite being one of the more commonly consumed fruits in this country (and often number 1, in fact), ...
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Ingredients – Primary 12 lbs Orange Blossom Honey1 large hunk of ginger, sliced thin2 lemons worth of peel/zest, juice of oneD47 YeastWater to fill up to 5 gallonsYeast Nutrients Starting Gravity: 1.080 This is a mead I've been wanting to do for a while. Ginger is a fairly simple flavor, ...
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This is a mead I've been wanting to try for a while, now. You hear quite a lot about this honey in the mead making circles, as it is a fairly popular choice. So when I was in need of more honey, it was an easy choice of which one ...
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Located just outside of Louisville, Hive & Barrel is one of the only meaderies in the state of Kentucky. The operation shares space with Third Turn Brewing, and Backside Grill. The sizable, shared tasting room/tap room had only a couple of their available meads on draft, with a number of ...
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