How to Make a Mead with Raisins as a main ingredient. Mead is honey wine, or fermented honey and water, but can be flavored with many things. We chose raisins this time, not due to their mythical nutrient properties (which they don't really have) but for their sweet taste and depth of flavor. Raisin mead and raisin wine were popular 'country wines' made at home until just recently in many places and we aim to bring that concept back. Sometimes a simple method and a straightforward execution are all you need to make good mead at home. Our recipe for raisin mead is just that. You can make it easily with things found at your local grocery store. Ingredients: 1/2 lb Sun-Maid Raisins (we soaked ours in some warm water to rehydrate): https://amzn.to/37WDBwF 3 lbs Sweet Squeeze Orange Blossom Honey: https://amzn.to/343DQov Zest of Half an Orange Add water to fill to the one gallon mark (warm water helps to loosen the honey) 1/2 packet of Lalvin 71B: https://amzn.to/2IHZJSG 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!) 1 Gallon Wide Mouth Fermenter with Airlock: https://amzn.to/37cp1lm Scale: https://amzn.to/3a3XNiM Zester: https://amzn.to/2JTbwym Silicone Spoon: https://amzn.to/2IKnN7D "Master Baster": https://amzn.to/3oNlXSS Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/3a5QuXL Graduated Cylinder: https://amzn.to/3gGzgkY Red Bucket of Sanitization: https://amzn.to/3ajP9gn Star San: https://amzn.to/2KivbHR City-Steading Brews t-shirt: https://city-steading.com/product/city-steading-brews-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt/ No Mistakes t-shirt: https://amzn.to/37U1uF2 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/ #raisinmead #meadwithraisins #howtomakemead #mead #meadmaking ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKTlEFJ8dpc

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How to Make a Raisin Wine and are raisins really yeast nutrient? Well, almost any fruit can be nutrient if you use enough. So many people have argued, cursed, yelled, thrown tantrums and called us liars over nutrients and raisins. Well, the truth is we don't really use raisins as nutrients. They do have SOME, but probably not enough nutrients to be truly a nutrient for yeast. Raisin Wine however, uses soooo many raisins that it's not only a nutrient, it's the only source of sugar and fermentables in the wine, well, there's half an orange too for brightness. For years, winemakers, mead makers and home brewers believed raisins were nutrients for yeast. Well, they are, but not as much as people believed. An interesting fact though is if you're making wine, you already have fruit in there to be nutrient and if you're making mead, unless you are making a pure traditional mead, you have other things in there for nutrient already. We don't believe in adding extra additives to our brews, so we try to avoid lab made nutrients when we can. Yes, we did a test of nutrients vs yeast, but that was really only to prove that nutrients aren't 100% necessary. So what will happen if you use raisins instead of nutrients in your wine? Well, you might have a bit more lag time (that's the time it takes the colony to build up before they start producing alcohol), you might have a slower fermentation (not necessarily a bad thing, as fermentation can add flavor, think sourdough in bread, the longer it ferments the more unique the flavors 'can' be). You CAN get off flavors, and sometimes they aren't all that great, but the good news is those off flavors can age out. If you add nutrients, you might get a slightly faster fermentation and might cut a few months off the aging time. You also might get a metallic or chemical flavor in your brew. I can taste the difference and thousands of people have told me they can too. Anyway, back to raisin wine. Raisin wine used to be vastly popular because raisins were cheaper than sugar. Today, it's the other way around, but raisins still give a lot more flavor to the wine than plain sugar does. Want to help out our channel? Make a one-time donation and buy us a mead: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/citysteading ____________________________________________________ Some links to items used in the Video. We are Amazon Affiliates and as such receive a small commission if you purchase anything on Amazon using our links. There is no additional cost to you but it does help the channel grow: City Steading Merch (T-shirts, hats, etc) http://www.merch.city-steading.com Brew Like a Viking t-shirt: https://city-steading.com/product/brew-like-a-viking-short-sleeve-unisex-t-shirt/  Happiness t-shirt: https://amzn.to/2D5y3V5  1 Gallo ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bWI7gMBhKw

How to Make Mead, my traditional Mead Recipe. First, this is a long video, I know. Just watch it, it's worth it! I show you every step of the way and explain the pros and cons to various ideas. Mead isn't the most complex thing to brew at home, but, there are some things you should know about. In addition, we are what is called "natural brewers", so we don't use extra chemical nutrients or other additives like sulfites or sorbates. Mead has been around for millenia, but only recently people are making it again. It is my goal to teach you how to make mead. In this video, I go into detail on all the steps needed to make mead. Even if you've never made any kind of brew before, you can do this. I have faith in you! Want to cook with mead? Check out our Viking Chili! https://youtu.be/yZTZvrwe4Zo The Racking Video: https://youtu.be/nuHWF6jzD8s The Tasting Video: https://youtu.be/gjX5sGSrBz4 Here is a list of everything you need to make mead: Honey https://amzn.to/2wVh14K I've used this one! Carboy and Airlock! https://amzn.to/2wTjInL Yeast https://amzn.to/2wQLtOC Hydrometer https://amzn.to/2E2UfyG Funnel https://amzn.to/2Qf3Ogj Measuring cup https://amzn.to/2wPyQlW Sanitizer https://amzn.to/2CxNqVd Raisins 1 Orange Black Tea https://amzn.to/2Qe8e72 Laser Thermometer (not necessary but freakin' cool) https://amzn.to/2QeIp6Y My T-Shirt! https://amzn.to/2QgOkZh That awesome cutting board: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IronsidesWoodworks 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 #citysteading ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ildRSUSWmc8