Hello. New to Mead

[TurboEtZ207]

Hello

I have brewed many beers and wines and i am new to Mead.
Is there any tricks and tips i should know before i start to experement brewing Mead.

Thanks for your help

Cheers !

 

[jtratcliff]

look up JAOM (Joe's Ancient Orange Mead)... a dead simple sweet mead... it's a good first batch to get you hooked. But it breaks all the rules of proper mead making...

Then look up BOMM (Bray's One Month Mead)... which is a also a pretty easy recipe that relies on belgian ale yeast and staggered nutrient additions (SNA... google that, too) to produce a mead that doesn't need a year or more to be palatable.

Then start branching out...

 

[Dan O]

Welcome to the most addictive hobby on the planet! . Pretty soon, you'll have a table that looks
like this one.

As @jtratcliff has mentioned JAOM & BOMM are the 2 I would point you toward, but, also, get the process of a good traditional mead down solid. (Traditional is honey, water & yeast, staggered nutrients will keep your yeast happy, which will give you a better drinkable product in less time).
I hope this helps you.
Happy meading

 

[TurboEtZ207]

Welcome to the most addictive hobby on the planet! . Pretty soon, you'll have a table that looks
like this one.

As @jtratcliff has mentioned JAOM & BOMM are the 2 I would point you toward, but, also, get the process of a good traditional mead down solid. (Traditional is honey, water & yeast, staggered nutrients will keep your yeast happy, which will give you a better drinkable product in less time).
I hope this helps you.
Happy meading

 

[TurboEtZ207]

Looks like it would be like any hoby wanna try new stuff
Ok i would google and youtube a litte and then make my first one

 

[Dan O]

Looks like it would be like any hoby wanna try new stuff
Ok i would google and youtube a litte and then make my first one

I suggest you read through these BEFORE you make anything. The BOMM thread is a LOONG read, but, there are pieces of information scattered throughout that apply to modern mead making practices.
Give this thread a read as well. It will help explain a lot.

The Newbee Guide to Making Mead – Got Mead? The Largest Mead...

The NewBee Guide was written in 2006 by Angus, then a very active member of the GotMead forums, and a new, but avid, meadmaker. Angus developed several recipes that turned out pretty awesome, and the NewBee Guide was his very kind gift to GotMead to help... #contained #contaminated #descriptions

gotmead.com

BOMM

Bray's One Month Mead

I've developed a recipe for mead that is clear and delicious with no off flavours in less than one month. It was found during the Belgian Yeast Ale Experiment I posted over at gotmead.com. I'll post the 1 & 5 gallon recipes. Bray's One Month Mead aka "the BOMM" - 1 gallon No heat method...

www.homebrewtalk.com

JAOM

Joe's Ancient Orange Mead

Ancient Orange Mead (by Joe Mattioli) 1 gallon batch 3 1/2 lbs Clover or your choice honey or blend (will finish sweet) 1 Large orange (later cut in eights or smaller rind and all) 1 small handful of raisins (25 if you count but more or less ok) 1 stick of cinnamon 1 whole clove (...

www.homebrewtalk.com

I hope this helps you.
Happy meading

 

[Baltic419]

Welcome to the most addictive hobby on the planet! . Pretty soon, you'll have a table that looks
like this one.

As @jtratcliff has mentioned JAOM & BOMM are the 2 I would point you toward, but, also, get the process of a good traditional mead down solid. (Traditional is honey, water & yeast, staggered nutrients will keep your yeast happy, which will give you a better drinkable product in less time).
I hope this helps you.
Happy meading

Omg that table.

 

[bwible]

If you want a good book, Ken Schramm’s “The Compleat Meadmaker” has everything you want to know. And more

 

[Miraculix]

A pretty much all in one manual can be found here:

Mead Making 101 — You To Brew

Learn the art of Mead Making from Bray Denard, PhD. The Mead University covers topics that all mead makers should have a fundamental understanding of.

www.youtobrew.co.uk

This has been created by the creator of the bomm, which has been linked to above multiple times. It sums up all the information from the thread in a neat package.

 

[Dan O]

A pretty much all in one manual can be found here:

Mead Making 101 — You To Brew

Learn the art of Mead Making from Bray Denard, PhD. The Mead University covers topics that all mead makers should have a fundamental understanding of.

www.youtobrew.co.uk

This has been created by the creator of the bomm, which has been linked to above multiple times. It sums up all the information from the thread in a neat package.

I forgot about this page. Awesome info

 

[ckil]

Just keep it simple at first and also make a mead that finishes quick so you don't lose confidence or ambition.

I made a carbonated heather mead, maybe 8% abv that tastes like a floral champagne, nothing fancy just a nice sparkling drink for summer that I was drinking after a few months