A welcome refreshment in the heat of late summer. Pour a glass and enjoy the sunset. It has all the flavors you would expect from freshly squeezed strawberry lemon-aid, but with a kick!
Month: January 2017
Buckwheat Cherry Melomel
Spring of 2016 I made a melomel, mead, with wildflower / buckwheat / maple syrup / cherry. It was quite the blend. Initial results were unimpressive. Others describe the flavor as “barnyard” and they are not wrong. It was really bad! At that point I did what any good mead maker should do, I put…
JOAM
If you have been exploring the world of mead online then you probably have come across something called JOAM or Joe’s Ancient Orange Mead. Typically, the recipe is found at BrewTalk.com. This is such an easy mead to start with that I couldn’t pass it up. Nothing special is required. You can go to the local grocery store and begin.
Apple Cyser
Take part in the revival and experience the colonial American drink of choice. Learn to transform an incredibly popular fall drink into a flavorful hard cider. There is no need to wait until fall to start. Thanks to modern conveniences just head down to the local grocery store and pick up a gallon of apple juice or cider.
Getting Started – Glassware
First things first. You’re going to need a place to store and ferment your first batch of mead. This is easy and quite affordable. Most grocery stores have some kind of apple juice or apple cider sold in a one gallon glass container. The price we paid was $8.99 for the whole package. Another way…
Hello world!
Hello World! Hello fellow mead drinkers, mead makers, and general enthusiasts alike! For over a year now I have dabbled with mead making at home. To keep the budget under control these batches are kept to one gallon jugs. Experimenting is quick, easy, and fun. Together my wife and I have made hard apple cider,…