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I use only hive products (royal jelly, pollen, propolis ) as additives. No finings or sulphites of any kind. My mead turns out fantastic, but I am very patient, it takes a while....

I have made mead for 8 or 9 years. The only kind I make is a Whole Hive Mead ( minus any dead bees of course ). I use raw unfiltered honey with some of the wax cappings added back in and then add back royal jelly, propolis, and bee pollen. I don't let it naturally ferment though, didn't want...

If you read about all the products made by the bees, everyone of them is incredibly healthy. That's why I include all those things in my mead, so I can make a nice fun mead that is exceptional in flavor and probably healthier than almost any other alcoholic beverage out there. With these...

As I mentioned my mead is usually about 12 to 16%, probably closer to the 16%. It is a semi-sweet mead so a little of the sugar is still remaining. I really like the Lalvin yeast I am using, it makes a fantastic mead. There are other yeasts out there that I am sure would raise this to 18% or...

I have been making whole hive mead for about 8 years. The recipe you have here is going to make a pretty thin/weak mead. I use 4lb of honey per gallon of water. This will make about 12 to 16%. The first batch I ever made I used 3lb of honey per gallon and it only made about 9%, a little weak...