by Bray Denard | Jul 21, 2016 | Articles, Bray Denard, Journeys of a Meadmaker, Mead Resources |
Ancient Mead Making Meets Modern Science Part 2: Isolating a Pure Yeast from a Wild Honey Culture (Honey Bug) This article is the second of a series that combine the ancient ways of making mead with modern science. The first article demonstrates how to generate a wild...
by Bray Denard | Jul 20, 2016 | Articles, Bray Denard, Journeys of a Meadmaker, Mead References |
Ancient Mead Making Meets Modern Science Part 1: Wild Yeast Culture from Honey (Honey Bug) This article is the first of a series that combine the ancient ways of making mead with modern science. The first article demonstrates how to generate a wild yeast culture from...
by Bray Denard | May 4, 2016 | Mead Recipes |
This mead is a fantastic summer short mead. While it is very good straight out of primary, a few months of age really brings the honey sweetness back. I was going for an easy recipe that didn’t require finding fresh fruit (of course, you could use fresh fruit)....
by Bray Denard | Apr 22, 2016 | Bray Denard, Making Mead Articles, Mead Recipes |
I’ve made this rhodomel numerous times. This mead is an instant favorite among anyone who loves mead (and to some that don’t!). The richness of the Acacia honey combined with the spicy, floral character of rose hips is a wonderful combination. Fast to make...
by Bray Denard | Apr 19, 2016 | Bray Denard, Historical Recipes, Mead Recipes |
The Perfect T’ej BOMM I’ve spent nearly 2 years perfecting my T’ej recipe. What is perfect you ask? Fast, cheap, consistently delicious, and minimal tweaking. I’ve finally mastered the recipe according to these criteria. I’ve recently...