Mead vs Wine, Finale and Tasting. We rack it for the last time, and give it a real taste test. It's surprising how different they are, and well, to be honest, they're 3 full ABV points apart too! That, in itself is a bit shocking. The wine vs mead debate isn't really over, since this is just one test, and well... we love testing. Some links to items used in the Video: * 1 gallon Carboy: https://amzn.to/2CygpVx * Wide Mouth Carboy: https://amzn.to/2DiRTt7 * 1/2 gallon glass wide mouth jars: https://amzn.to/2Dju3NU * Swing Top Bottles: https://amzn.to/2Dkafdq * Airlock: https://amzn.to/2sBeoDw * Self stirring cup: https://amzn.to/2W5e1in * TRBOS (sanitization bucket): https://amzn.to/2VZpQGC * Star San: https://amzn.to/2RTlqBX * Cleaning Brushes: https://amzn.to/2DlGadt * Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/2Dj8oWd * Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/2TYgmJO * Baster: https://amzn.to/2DlIu4b * Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/2FIxAHl * Bottling Wand: https://amzn.to/2Czor0q * Degassing wand: https://amzn.to/2RXVMvO Want more City Steading? Join our Mailing List: http://city-steading.com/signup-for-our-mailing-list/ Website: http://www.city-steading.com City Steading Bread and Beyond: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjTeB88zqdwT69gdNC-UXw City Steading Garden and Grow: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxMV_CVlLNQhRBfPOrdh2A VIP Club: http://city-steading.com/vip-club/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbM4CxL_nyA

Pirates Blood Review - Wild Blossom Meadery Today we try a capsicumel from Wild Blossom Meadery. It's a mead made with three types of chiles. Wild Blossom Meadery does some pretty amazing things, so we thought we'd simply share some information from their website: For more than two decades, Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery has been a fixture in Chicago,creating wine and mead using locally produced ingredients. The meads produced at Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery are among the most sustainably produced beverages in the world. With more than 30 years of winemaking experience, Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery is the first winery in Chicago and the only producer of mead on the Northern Illinois Wine Trail. Being a mead producer, at Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery we raise our own bees and collect our own honey. Wild Blossom Meadery/ Bev Art is also a source of education about wine and beer making. Please check our website for weekly classes. Wild Blossom Meadery: http://www.wildblossommeadery.com/ Each bottle we produce creates a ripple effect of positive change as for each bottle produced, our bees pollinate some 2 million flowers. Those, in turn, produce 20 to 40 million seeds destined to become new flowers. The positive impact plants have on the environment is well known. Meanwhile at our location on Chicago’s lakefront, we purify and use water from Lake Michigan to produce our wines. When you buy honey wine from us you’ve planted the seeds for millions of new flowers and re-invested in our local community. ____________________________________________________ Some links to items used in the Video: Sunshine and Whiskey t-shirt: https://amzn.to/39SqhZl  Well that's Neat t-shirt: https://amzn.to/2HMQGvy Wine Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/32cxT6F ____________________________________________________ Want more City Steading? Join our Mailing List: http://city-steading.com/signup-for-our-mailing-list/ Website: http://www.city-steading.com City Steading Bread and Beyond: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjTeB88zqdwT69gdNC-UXw City Steading Garden and Grow: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxMV_CVlLNQhRBfPOrdh2A VIP Club: http://city-steading.com/vip-club/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading _____________________________ Quote from Wild Blossom Meadery: "How our Mead is made" Bees collect nectar from flowers, then return to their hives atop the roof of the Marriott Magnificent Mile, in the Ogden Dunes, in the Kankakee dunes and on a stretch of Park District land formerly home to a steel mill. At the hives, the bees disperse the nectar, and worker bees take over, turning the nectar into honey by evaporating most of the water. We collect the honey from the hives in the form of honeycomb, being careful to leave an adequate ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWwSIaAldxk

Today we are racking the Maple Mead or Acerglyn. It's been sitting for a while in primary fermentation and we've got a lot of brews going to it sat a little longer than expected but today... we Rack! ____________________________________________________ Some links to items used in the Video: You May Say I'm A Dreamer t-shirt: https://amzn.to/3dnVzJz  Newsboy Cap: https://amzn.to/2Ws2PgI  Dungeon Meowster t-shirt: https://amzn.to/3b7mub5  Brew Like A Viking t-shirt: https://city-steading.com/product/brew-like-a-viking-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt/  2 Gallon Bucket Fermenter : https://amzn.to/3c7dZhp  Belgian Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3cjf06h  Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/3c8KMT4  Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/3c7cqjx  Baster: https://amzn.to/35xCXUw  Airlock: https://amzn.to/3c5f2hW  Brew Bag: https://amzn.to/2SBQ3La  1 Gallon Glass Carboy: https://amzn.to/2SFcJdI  Lalvin 71B: https://amzn.to/35zmzTs  Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/35zrPGN  Scale: https://amzn.to/2zgQxiY ____________________________________________________ Want more City Steading? Join our Mailing List: http://city-steading.com/signup-for-our-mailing-list/ Website: http://www.city-steading.com City Steading Bread and Beyond: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjTeB88zqdwT69gdNC-UXw City Steading Garden and Grow: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxMV_CVlLNQhRBfPOrdh2A VIP Club: http://city-steading.com/vip-club/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxhI7q0iM4I

ABV - How to Calculate Alcohol in your Homebrew - Have We Been Doing it Wrong ALL THIS TIME? We've been using a "more accurate" method for calculating how much alcohol is in our mead and wines and beers, but is it really better than the simple old fashioned one? Is there a better way? What is the best way to calculate ABV? At it's most basic, you need to have specific gravity readings, one at the actual time the mead, wine, cider or beer is made, called the original gravity. Then, you need a reading done at the end of fermentation of your brew called a final gravity. These should be taken by a hydrometer. While refractometers can be used prior to alcohol creation, they become inaccurate once fermentation begins. There are tables online to help calculate once alcohol is present, but a hydrometer is much simpler and in our opinion more accurate for finding your specific gravity. ____________________________________________________ Some links to items used in the Video: Odin's Brewery t-shirt: https://city-steading.com/product/white-ink-odins-brewery-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt/  Sunshine and Whiskey t-shirt: https://amzn.to/2XabRiG  That's What I Do I Drink and I Know Things Whiskey Glass: https://amzn.to/3cLy257  Valknut Necklace: https://amzn.to/2LEKYOj  Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/2Xdyhzs  Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/2X8RmD3  Baster: https://amzn.to/3dXUAjs BrewUnited ABV Calculator: http://www.brewunited.com/abv_calculator.php ____________________________________________________ Want more City Steading? Join our Mailing List: http://city-steading.com/signup-for-our-mailing-list/ Website: http://www.city-steading.com City Steading Bread and Beyond: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjTeB88zqdwT69gdNC-UXw City Steading Garden and Grow: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxMV_CVlLNQhRBfPOrdh2A VIP Club: http://city-steading.com/vip-club/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gsujXbzbww