How To Archives - Autumnal Meads

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 Thaddeus Dannar

Mead #22 – BB Pumpkin Spice Mead Batch 3

How To, Mead Recipe

The creation of a spiced mead with a 12.6% ABV, began its journey on August 13, 2022, and reached completion on December 23, 2022. Just a mixture of water, ground cinnamon, ginger, clove, nutmeg, honey, Red Star Premier Blanc Champagne Yeast, and white sugar. The process involves simmering spices in water, combining this with honey and yeast in a fermenter, and allowing it to ferment for 1 to 6 months for the flavors to mature. The result is a richly spiced mead, embodying the warmth of the spices and the sweetness of honey, highlighting the importance of patience and craft in the fermentation process.

November 6, 2019September 1, 2020 Thaddeus Dannar

Mead #4 – Naturally we should start comparing.

Bottling, How To

Bottling Mead #4 with swing tops and comparing it too Mead #2 and Mead #3. People get to try it our first 3 meads. “It’s called a “tasting” and it’s classy.”

November 6, 2019November 7, 2019 Thaddeus Dannar

Mead #3 – We’ll be popping bottles

Bottling, How To

For Mead #3 we’re going to swap from capping the meads and switch to my preferred method of bottling swing top bottles. While they’re more

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Thaddeus Dannar

Which Water Will Work?

How To

Water is the main ingredient in all meads even more so than honey. If the water tastes high in chlorine, calcium, magnesium, or sulfur guess what? Your mead likely will too. Start with something you like the taste of or you can’t detect the taste, other wise you’re probably wasting six months on something that will taste “off”.