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Mad AlcheMead

Experiments in Brewing

  • What is Mead?
    • What is Mead?
    • What does Mead taste like?
    • History of Mead
    • The Mead of Poetry
    • Honey: What makes the Mead
    • Is Mead Gluten Free (and other Drinks)?
  • How To Make Mead
    • How do I Make Mead? (Beginner)
    • How do I Make Mead? (Intermediate)
    • Mead Making Equipment Guide
    • How to deal with a Stuck Fermentation
    • Is my Mead Infected?
    • How to Back Sweeten Mead
    • How much Spice to put in Mead?
    • Oaking your Mead
    • How to Clear Mead
    • How to Filter Mead
    • How to Keg Mead
    • How to Bottle your Mead
    • Clean and Sanitize Mead Brewing Equipment
  • Brew Logs/Recipes
  • Reviews
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MadAlchemead - How do I make mead at homeMead 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.

Recent Posts

Brew Log: Plum Mead
Cut plums
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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Banana Wine
bananas in oven
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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Brew Log: Ginger Mead
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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Brew Log: Orange Blossom Honey Traditional
Bottle Orange Blossom Honey mead
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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Hive & Barrel Meadery
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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  • Brew Log: Plum Mead
  • Banana Wine
  • Brew Log: Ginger Mead
  • Brew Log: Orange Blossom Honey Traditional
  • Hive & Barrel Meadery

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Mead Making Equipment Guide

You don’t need a whole lot of equipment to get started making your own mead. And it is up to you how complicated and fancy you want to get with the tools you use to concoct your beverages. Remember, they used to make this with a wooden stick and a big open container. The quality […]

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