How to make Mead - Hydromel Mead. Hydromel is a name for Lighter Mead, something less than 10% alcohol. don't let that scare you, it just means you get to drink it sooner! The more ABV in a beverage, the longer it needs to age before you can enjoy drinking it. Don't worry, I'll be making sack and great meads soon enough! Essentially, make hydromel meads to drink while your great meads and sack meads are aging! Ingredients List for the Hydromel Mead * 1 ounce Organic Golden Raisins * 1.5 lbs (2 cups) of the best honey you can find. Try Wildflower, Clover or really any honey flavor, this is straight up mead, so the honey is the centerpiece. I've used this one with great results: https://amzn.to/2vEbDU0 or larger quantity https://amzn.to/2nyI6GJ * 1 Teaspoon yeast. I used Lallemand Danstar Belle Saison https://amzn.to/2B9pWVO * Spring Water, if you want the same I used https://amzn.to/2vCH80u Some other things you might need: * City Steading T-Shirts and Mugs! https://streamlabs.com/citysteadingyt/#/merch * 1 Gallon Carboy with Airlock and stopper: https://amzn.to/2vFExTR * Scale https://amzn.to/2MefO3j * My black funnel! https://amzn.to/2MHFyRP * Glass Wine Thief https://amzn.to/2vGH14m * Hydrometer https://amzn.to/2vHOjEJ * Autosiphon (small) https://amzn.to/2P9HT9M * Star San Sanitizer https://amzn.to/2McDzsy * AIRLOCKS! https://amzn.to/2BdMxjQ Groenfell Meadery: https://www.groennfell.com/ Hydrate your yeast with a little water, about a half cup, set aside. Add honey, raisins, and fill carboy to 1/2 full with water. Mix well until honey is completely dissolved. Add water until there is about 2-3 inches of space in the top of the bottle. Add yeast mixture. Shake until completely homogenous. Take your gravity (OG) reading at this point if you are so inclined. Add stopper and airlock Store in a dark place at about 65-75 F. Activity should start in 6-24 hours. If not, pitch more yeast. Let sit 2-4 weeks. Watch our next video for racking! 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=HLPklx9UGZE

We're tasting our Dandelion Mead today. Mead is also known as honey wine, and a lot of people asked us to make dandelion wine, but there's a hitch. Dandelions don't grow where we live! I know, right? So one of our Northern fans sent us dandelion petals and... we made mead! Today, we taste and drink mead! Dandelion Wine? Let's Make Dandelion Mead!: https://youtu.be/q_CTEIXvrxs Dandelion Mead Finishing and Bottling: https://youtu.be/D2QQuV3peVM Some items used in the making of this video (We are Amazon Affiliates and as such do receive a small commission if you purchase anything after using one of our links. There is no cost to you for this, but it does help the channel and enables us to keep bringing you content. Thank you!) Glencairn Glasses: https://amzn.to/2Ysz00F City-Steading Brews t-shirt: https://city-steading.com/product/city-steading-brews-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt/ Inconceivable t-shirt: https://amzn.to/3r3pHAA Want more City Steading? 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 Our Mailing List: http://city-steading.com/signup-for-our-mailing-list/ #dandelionmead #mead #meadtasting #drinkingmead ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1PDOy5qvk0

Mead with Juniper Berries. This is a pretty basic mead, using flavors of Juniper Berries to give a bit of a gin twist on homemade mead. We used orange blossom honey and orange zest and a clove to add a little more complexity to this one. Find out how you can make mead at home really easily in this video. Ingredients: Lalvin EC 1118 yeast: https://amzn.to/3op1Mu9 1 whole clove 1 ounce (28 grams) Juniper Berries: https://amzn.to/33K2c6n 3 1/2 lbs (1587.57 grams) Sweet Squeeze Orange Blossom Honey: https://amzn.to/3lBTTQ9 Water to fill to 1 US Gallon Zest of one orange 1/2 teaspoon (2.845 grams) Yeast Hulls (you can also use Fermaid O): https://amzn.to/3gaTgvS Some items used in the making of this video (We are Amazon Affiliates and as such do receive a small commission if you purchase anything after using one of our links. There is no cost to you for this, but it does help the channel and enables us to keep bringing you content. Thank you!) I Gallon Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/2JNGiYK Scale: https://amzn.to/2L98Tsn Funnel: https://amzn.to/36KsCal Solid Bung: https://amzn.to/37AGpzd Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/36CZEsL Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/2IfA8jY Zester: https://amzn.to/3gaJqdr "Master Baster": https://amzn.to/3lAK4lC Sunshine and Whiskey t-shirt: https://amzn.to/3qtsuDW 9 3/4 t-shirt: https://amzn.to/3lImbbI Want more City Steading? 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 Our Mailing List: http://city-steading.com/signup-for-our-mailing-list/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLpx_0QHUU

Yes, this video really is just an airlock bubbling during fermentation. It's a mead, a ginger mead to be specific. Many people have asked for a video of an airlock bubbling, so we made a video of an airlock bubbling. Just something silly for you to enjoy. ____________________________________________________ Some links to items used in the Video: Airlock! https://amzn.to/2ska4fp ____________________________________________________ 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=p0jtxp5nWms