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this website has changed a lot since i last looked on it years ago. there's a message that says there is a chat, but i cant find it.

I keep finding all kinds of small snippets of how to get started but no beginners guide for absolute first timers. im sorry if this is a repeat question, but i cant find it anywhere even using the search feature.

I know i need honey, water, and yeast. I've seen all kinds of opinions on what kind of yeast, how much honey, use spring water or filtered water, stuff about gravity and all kinds of other terms and abbreviations i have no idea what they mean because a lot of people seem to come here with some experience brewing something be it beer or wine or something.

what im looking for is the bare basic what i need to start making mead, equipment wise with instructions.

I want a very sweet mead, and from what i've gathered so far, 3.5lbs of honey per gallon with a yeast thats 14% tolerance, something like D-47 tolerance is 14%. im assuming the ABV means alcohol by volume, but again, abbreviations with no explanation for newbees like me.

again, if this is somewhere else, im sorry, i cant find it. shoot me a link and ill go read it all
 
Unfortunately, the website was hacked, about a month ago, and it appears that Vicki has not managed to get the Newbee Guide back up. It would be a great place to start. There is also a series of podcasts, but I really don’t think you want to start there.

Personally, I would start here:

It’s a good solid mead, easy to make. And you will start learning the process.

That being said, keep reading and watch as many videos as you possibly can. Eventually, it will all start to make sense and you will be able to figure out who knows what they really talking about and who does not.

Steve also wrote a beginner guide, available on Amazon, most of which can be seen in a series of videos he made:

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Mead Methodologies

A nine week "course" on making mead. Also available in book form now! http://canadiansasquatchbrewery.com/store/
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Here’s a basic guide: https://www.meadmakr.com/meadmakr-guide/
 
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