How to make Honey Mead!
How to make mead - Ginger Metheglin - Beginner Mead Video! First, yes, we know this is long, and there's a lot being said. We also know that all mead is honey mead, but not everyone else does, so that's why we say it! However, we feel we'd be remiss if we didn't explain what's happening, so as much as I apologize for a long video, we don't really, because if you're new to brewing mead, you need to know this stuff!

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We decided to make a ginger mead or ginger metheglin. It's a really easy mead to make, but, there's a lot to making mead in reality. On the surface, it's just honey, water, yeast and your adjuncts, but... there's a technique to each part that is important in making the best mead possible. In this video we show you step by step all you need to know to begin making mead at home.

Some tips: Get the best honey you can, but you don't have to break the bank to do it. We spend $4-5 per pound and used 3 pounds in this recipe, so, our investment is about $15 plus a dollar for ginger, and pennies for yeast. If this nets about 4 750ml bottles then that's only about $4 a bottle. Sure, we already have the equipment so that helps. If you need brewing equipment, we have links below to help.

Mead is older than the hills in most cases, and it's only now coming back into popularity. It's expensive to buy, so we make our own. In nearly every case, ours has been better than anything we could find in a store! Go ahead and make your own mead!

Ingredients:
Fresh Ginger, peeled and chopped (we used a large hand of ginger, but you may find you wish the ginger flavor to be more or less)
Lalvin 71B yeast
3 lbs of Honey
Water to Fill

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Sweet Squeeze Honey! This stuff is great, best honey we've tried and truly affordable too: https://amzn.to/36m6vEm

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