Sparkling Mead Making Guide Home brewers: are you wondering how to make sparkling mead? Sounds like an incredibly refreshing tonic, the perfect drink for hot summer days or whenever you feel like it. (It is.) After all, fermented beverages can be carbonated or uncarbonated; it's up to the producer to determine whether or not to… Continue reading
Believe it or not, drinking mead is not only delicious, but it's also environmentally responsible - you're helping to save the bees. Beekeepers are the people who supply the base ingredient in mead and the past few years have not been good for honeybees, either of the wild variety or farmed. However, the burgeoning mead… Continue reading
Mead may well be the most ancient of all alcoholic beverages, as records of ancient mead predate Western Civilization. The ancient Egyptians, ancient Indians and other civilizations from the pre-Hellenic era made and consumed meads. This has led to a modern interest in recreating ancient mead, in order to revive the tipples of ancient man.… Continue reading
What Temperature Should Mead be Served At? Just like wine or beer, there is an ideal mead temperature...though this can vary. There's a correct serving temperature, fermentation temperature and also a correct storage temperature. There are some people who are starting to keep a mead cellar, as quality meads can age well, just like fine… Continue reading
The Recent Rise Of Mead Despite what you might think with craft breweries and distilleries cropping up on more and more street corners in more and more cities, that these are the drinks people prefer - but the truth is mead (honey wine) is the fastest-growing adult beverage on the market. Mead popularity is growing… Continue reading
How to Make Mead Using a Brewing Kit Want to know how to make mead with a mead-making kit? We'll show you how. It's fairly easy to do once you have the equipment. All you need from there is the ingredients and a recipe. We'll walk you through to steps for using a mead making… Continue reading
Everything You Could Want To Know About Mead You might have heard about mead before, whether as something people used to drink way back when or as an old style of beverage that's making a comeback. You might have even heard it's made from honey. (It is!) If you want to know more about mead… Continue reading
How to Drink Mead Like A Viking Mead is believed to be the first widely consumed alcoholic beverage. Archaeological records from both Northern China and Greece place mead amongst the earliest of any alcoholic drinks discovered by man. Honey was a cheap source of sugar – needed for the distillation process. It also has antimicrobial… Continue reading
A Brief History of Mead Mead – derived from the Old English word ‘medu’ – is a popular alcoholic beverage. It is primarily created by fermenting honey with water and contains 8-20% alcohol, the flavor is then enhanced with various spices and fruits. While the sugar in the beverage primarily comes from honey, the final… Continue reading
Best Mead To Try in 2019 For everything, there is a season and that includes varieties of mead wine. There are dozens of variations on mead, and some are better dispositioned to be summer drinks, when the weather calls for something light, crisp and refreshing. There are others that are bold, flavorful and pair well… Continue reading