From the April 2007 NC Agricultural Review State developing plan to protect bee industry if Africanized bees arrive in N.C.Albert Einstein once said, “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years left to...
Pamela Spence, author of "Mad About Mead" and former director of the American Mead Association (association no longer active), give us an interesting interview with Dr. James Tew, a long-time beekeeper, as he discusses the application of winemaking...
Brew day is here, and you should now have the ingredients ready to go, the yeast prepared, the nutrients measured, the equipment laid out, and a glass of Mead at hand. You are now ready to brew your Mead. The first thing to do is to make sure the area you will be in...
You will now have the basic list needed to begin calculating how much of each ingredient to use. The following example demonstrates how to go about this: I am going to make a straight Show Mead with only honey. I want it to have an alcohol content (ABV) of 14%. I am...
As with any living organism, Yeast have to be fed to survive. Unfortunately, honey does not have much in the way of nutrients, particularly if it has been boiled. It is therefore up to the brewer to ensure the right combination of nutrients is added to the Must to...
