Ready to make a Mead ?

Ok - we are ready to get started and make a simple mead. First you need to get some honey. There are many places to get honey like farmers markets, grocery stores or from local beekeepers.  In this particular batch I will be using some darker wildflower honey that probably has a lot of Tulip Poplar in the honey. This honey came from Bill Boyd down in Indian Trail. Next you will need water, which can be bottle water, spring water or tap water. If you have chlorine you will need to let the water sit overnight to let the chlorine to evaporate. Also a Stainless steel (preferably) pot to mix the honey and water. Also a good stirring spoon and lastly some yeast and we will get into this later in the session.

Ok, let's get started !

We will be doing a traditional Dry Mead.

 

First Ingredient - Honey - 7.5 lbs here

Next ingredient is water - Spring, bottled or tap water is fine

Get everything together before getting started and set up on a counter or table.

I used this yeast - mainly because this was all I had on hand at the time

Mixing pot is needed with a good spoon for stirring in the honey.

Now that we have everything ready -we will begin !



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