What is Mead? Mead is the product of yeast converting honey and water into alcohol. The first question is usually “What does it taste like?” In it’s base form, it tastes like the flowers that the bees were pollinating; but the constituents of mead flavor do not stop...
The following steps will make it easier to get the gravity readings using a hydrometer: Take a sample of the Mead using a sanitized wine thief or turkey baster. Try to put it into the hydrometer’s measuring tube as carefully as possible to avoid creating bubbles....
The following recipe is from ‘The Complete Joy of Home Brewing’. The notes are basic, but point to what is needed to reproduce or improve on the recipe. Antipodal Mead Brew Date – 08/19/05 Batch Size – 5 gal. Honey Varietal – Clover S.G. goal – 1.100 % ABV goal – 15%...
Liquid Weight Metric Imperial US Cups US Pints Metric Imperial 30ml 1 fl.oz. 1/8th 25g 1 oz 60ml 2 fl.oz 1/4 50g 2 oz 90ml 3 fl.oz. 75g 3 oz 120ml 4 fl.oz. 1/2 1/4 100g 4 oz = 1/4lb 150ml 5 fl.oz 125g -5 oz 180ml 6 fl.oz 3/4 150g +5 oz...
SG Gravity Brix Baumé Honey(lb&oz/US gal.) P-ABV (%) (degrees) (degrees) ((SG-1)×220)+1.6 lb oz 0.6Br-1 1.000 0 1.6 0.0 0 0 0.0 1.005 5 2.7 0.7 0 2.2 0.6 1.010 10 3.8 1.4 0 4.4 1.3 1.015 15 4.9 2.1 0 6.6 1.9 1.020 20 6.0 2.8 0 8.7 2.6 1.025 25 7.1 3.5 0 10.9 3.3...
