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I recently wrote a post on corking vs capping when bottling mead - I break it down to these 4 things: - Perception - Bottle Type - Duration of Storage - Cost http://meadist.com/mead-articles/what-to-use-when-closing-your-mead-cap-vs-cork/

I'm about 5 months into this mead, and It tastes great, but I feel like it can be refined. Let me know what you think of my recipe. Any feedback to make it better? Ingredients 3 gal water 6 lbs Orange Blossom Honey 1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Wyeast 3711 French Saison Yeast 1 Lemon 2 oz Saaz...

There's a solid list of cider making books here: 6 Best books for Cider Making, Drinking, and Appreciating. I've read the first on on the list, and definitely recommend it as well.

Schramm’s book is definitely the best. Here are a few more good books to take a look at: http://meadist.com/mead-articles/top-6-books-every-mead-maker-should-read/

Hi all, I'm headed to Ireland for a week and a half and I would love to get my hands on some Irish mead. Does anybody know of any meaderies I could visit? Thanks!

I am just basing this recipe on my experience... I boil water for the dandelion tea, wait for the rest to cool to a simmer, then add the honey, raisins and yeast nutrient. I find that the water at this temp dissolves the honey and nutrient very easily and breaks dorm the raisins a bit. Let me...

I'll have to try that. Have you used clover before?

Thanks for the inquiry WVMJ. I've just found that this way has proven to be effective for me. I have tried several different ways/different temps - I have even made attempts at boiling the water *gasp. I like this technique because like Marshmallow rightly assumed, there's little aroma/delicate...

I found out that to remove the petals from the green flower parts, its easiest to tare the flower in half first, then remove the petals from the base from each side. It's also best to pick more flowers than is needed so you don't need to be so meticulous about removing every petal.

I just created a recipe with instructions here: http://meadist.com/making-mead/mead-recipes/dandelion-mead-lions-roar/ I will continue to add updates with pictures as it progresses.

Ingredients 9 Cups Honey (6.75 lbs) 4 Tsp Rooibos Tea 2 Cinnamon Sticks 1 tsp Ground Ginger 6 Cloves 6 Cardamon Seeds 1 oz Cascade Pellet Hops (AA: 6.8%) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp Yeast Nutrient 2.5 g Wine Yeast (Red Star Cote des Blancs) Directions In a medium brew...

Link to recipe and notes here Ingredients 3 gal water 7 lbs Clover Honey (~9.25 cups) 3 tsp Yeast Nutrient 3 g EC-1118 - Lalvin Yeast 1 oz Cascade Pellet Hops 1 oz Citra Pellet Hops 1 oz Centennial Pellet Hops 1 oz Cascade Leaf Hops 3/4 cup Corn Sugar Directions In a large...