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Category: Meads

Blood Orange Cranberry Melomel Mead

Blood Orange Cranberry Melomel Mead

Posted on February 26, 2018May 29, 2018 by David Doucette
The last time I brewed a non-sour mead was August of 2016, a Strawberry Cherry Melomel, which did turn out excellent. So I figured 18-ish months was long enough. This was more of a spur of the moment... Read More
Sour Mead with Wyeast Roeselare Blend

Sour Mead with Wyeast Roeselare Blend

Posted on September 20, 2017May 29, 2018 by David Doucette
Fired up a new sour mead back in July, and I’m just now getting to it. I’ve been very busy working on some final details for the sour mead book. This recipe is very similar to my original ... Read More
Berliner Braggot Mead Using A Partigyle Mash

Berliner Braggot Mead Using A Partigyle Mash

Posted on May 17, 2017July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I decided to use a partigyle mash to get some extra wort to create a braggot from a separate brew day. I’ve been working a few methods to put sour and funky meads together, and this stands as an... Read More
Making a Sour Mead with Lactobacillus Plantarum

Making a Sour Mead with Lactobacillus Plantarum

Posted on March 15, 2017May 22, 2018 by David Doucette
Decided to fire up another sour mead this last week. This time without any brettanomyces or pedioucoccus. I’ll be souring this mead exclusively with L. Plantarum caplets. This allows the mead to... Read More
Strawberry Cherry Melomel Mead

Strawberry Cherry Melomel Mead

Posted on August 1, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
I brewed a hydromel a few months ago with the intent of adding something to it at some point, I just didn’t know at the time. The time came when some cherries my wife had bought started to show ... Read More
Sour Red Currant Mead Recipe

Sour Red Currant Mead Recipe

Posted on April 27, 2016May 25, 2018 by David Doucette
Just when I thought I was out… They pulled me back in! I had been pulling myself away a bit from the sour mead adventures, as I mentioned in my sweet traditional mead post but it seems I couldn&... Read More
A Sweet Honey Mead

A Sweet Honey Mead

Posted on April 27, 2016May 25, 2018 by David Doucette
I’ve been off in sour mead land for a long time. Just about 2 years for the most part as far as mead making is concerned. It’s time the spaceship landed, and I restock my supply of more tr... Read More
How To Make A Sour Mead: Berliner Style

How To Make A Sour Mead: Berliner Style

Posted on April 27, 2016May 25, 2018 by David Doucette
How To Make A Sour Mead Using the Sour Mash Method After writing a few articles on Lambic and sour mead making for homebrew talk, I found myself exploring new ways to create sour meads. This recipe re... Read More
Making Apple Whiskey Hydromel Mead

Making Apple Whiskey Hydromel Mead

Posted on April 27, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
After writing a few articles for homebrewtalk.com, I managed to gain a few more fans. One of them is a bee keeper and sent me some of his honey to use in a mead. Last Christmas I got a bottle of Jack ... Read More
Brettanomyces Claussenii & Bruxelensis Bochet

Brettanomyces Claussenii & Bruxelensis Bochet

Posted on April 25, 2016July 24, 2017 by David Doucette
This is a bochet brewed for the first round of my Bochet Solera Project. I Caramelized snowberry honey and pitched a full vial of White Labs Brettanomyces Claussenii (Brett C.). Brettanomyces C Bochet... Read More
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