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
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
This hydromel is fruity and bright, and really easy to make. It’s a simple 8.25% melomel that is fermented cleanly at a cool temp and then aged on strawberries and cherries until clear. I only g...Read More
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
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
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
Here is the vanilla hydromel tasting session after two additional months of bottle aging. This vanilla hydromel is made from lightly caramelized honey to and fermented dry to 7% ABV. After the ferment...Read More
Introduction to vanilla mead I got a good deal of honey this past holiday season. Which means it’s time to ramp up production. How long it will last, who knows but at least my carboys will be fu...Read More
I went out with my fiance to pick some strawberries. Her goal was to pick berries and make a dessert or two. My goal was to pick around five pounds total to accommodate the desserts and some much need...Read More
Hello Everyone! Before I dive into this. Let me say this is my first blog / first blog post ever, so feel free to forgive any common practices that I miss. A little bit about myself: I am a Graphic De...Read More