If you fall into the estimated 6 – 7% of the US population who suffer from gluten intolerance, you may have already tried a gluten-free beer or two (or three, or four – depending on whether it’s Saturday or not). But is mead gluten-free? You would have thought so, with just honey, water, and yeast … Read more
Mead, or the “nectar of the gods,” as the Ancient Greeks used to call it, has seen a huge rise in popularity over the last few years. Just take a look at the beer and wine aisles of your local hypermarket and you’ll notice the ever-growing mead section. But is it a beer or a … Read more
On a hot summer afternoon, all I want to do is sit on my back porch with a full glass of sweet, sparkling mead. If you’re not familiar with how to carbonate mead, trust me, it’s well worth the effort. In fact, the brewing process for a carbonated mead isn’t all that different. Carbonated mead … Read more
Homemade mead may be the oldest alcoholic beverage in the world but back sweetening your mead lets you put your very own twist on this age-old drink. The process of back sweetening allows you to sweeten your newly made batch of mead just before you bottle it. Practice and a bit of time will have … Read more
Metheglins have probably been around almost as long as traditional meads. By definition metheglins are traditional meads made with herbs and/or spices for flavoring, preserving, medicinal, or other purposes. I imagine that the first meads being naturally fermented might have tasted like a honey solvent. Purchase your mead making kits and supplies at MoreBeer.com. It … Read more
Purchase Mead Making Honey, Yeasts, Kits and More at MoreBeer.com Melomels are meads made using honey and fruit. Why were fruits added to honeywine? Probably several reasons, to preserve the fruit harvest, to add fermentables to the mead thus increasing the alcohol (honey was a luxury in those days), to flavor the mead or possibly, in … Read more
Making mead is more like making wine than brewing. If you’ve never made wine before, the processes will seem a little strange at first. The whole affair is over in about an hour, but not to worry, there’s still lots to do and it won’t be finished for a long time. Mead definition: An … Read more