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Honey and Mead

by | Sep 13, 2006 | Making Mead Articles | 0 comments

By James E. Tew, Ph.D.(reprinted with permission, Spring 1986 AMA Newsletter) Ohio State Cooperative Extension Service Apiculturist; Coordinator, Commercial Beekeeping Program, Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio. The domestic wine industry is...

Mans Oldest Drink

by | Sep 13, 2006 | History of Mead | 0 comments

by Michael Sisson (reprinted with permission from the Spring 1986 AMA Newsletter) Note: this is the first of what will be a series of articles on various aspects of the history of Mead. Pick up any book or article on Mead and you will probably read some...

Making Mead or Honey Wine

by | Sep 13, 2006 | Making Mead Articles | 0 comments

by Dewey M. Caron Ph.D. Apiculturist, Department of Entomology, University of Delaware (reprinted with permission from the Spring 1986 AMA Newsletter)Editor's Note: In response to many requests for information on how to get started, we are reprinting, with...

Ginger ‘Beer’

by | Aug 23, 2006 | Brewblog | 0 comments

So, I found this nifty 17th century recipe for a ginger 'beer'….. Recipe:10 lbs sugar9 oz lemon juice 1/2 lb honey11 oz bruised ginger root9 gal water3 pts yeastBoil the ginger half an hour in a gallon and a half of water, then add the rest of the...

Mead Day 2005 Peach Melomel

by | Jul 24, 2006 | Brewblog | 0 comments

In August 2005, I got together with GentlKnight and his Lady, and we put on a Mead Day seminar. It was small and cozy, and we made several meads. Mine was a Peach Melomel that has morphed into a much more complex brew than I originally planned. Here's the...