How To Easily Make Your Own Mead

[CarrionSmile]

I came across that same brand of royal jelly, bee pollen, propolis mix at my whole foods today and it reminded me of this video. I'm not sure if I trust it. What are your thoughts on it?

[keverc]

I have 2 gallons of mead fermenting right now. One is clover honey and granny smith apples it should be real good.

[DopeDivinity]

Great Video! I definitely have to make this. I remember reading about this in Buhner's book, and you missed one thing... The Angry Bees! :D - - - - I've actually had the thought of simulating the bee venom with Stinging Nettle. I don't remember if that was Buhner's suggestion or a thought of my own. That mead certainly looks incredibly nourishing. Thanks for the inspiration!

[sd3058]

hey how many grams of yeast should you do per gallon of water?

[DopeDivinity]

@sd3058

I am not the VideoMaker but for my Beers I use roughly 1 gram of yeast per gallon.

[joe0hill]

1 word student.

[StomperReed]

Hey Brandon I went in my Brewing store in town and that place was so cool and unique they were awesome very cheap supplies. The guy was very nice but told me it can take 6 months to a year before drinkable is this true? Confused thanks for the help man your channel is full of info I'm learning a lot.Love youtube lol

[dromycatcher]

I wanted to clean out a jar of honey that I used and filled it with warm water and shook it so to clean out the leftover honey, bgut I forgot and let it sit for a few days and then it smelled like alcohol which makes me think you only need honey and warm water to ferment and don't need to add yeast to make mead?

[YairGeva7]

4 jars for 1 dollar? damn thats cheap.

[WolfTheAtheist]

You put honey in boiling/hot water to make the honey flow freely out of the container

[BardicBrews]

Another nice vid! You have the method dialed in, well done!

[Darrow760]

Thank you for making such a simple and conscientious brewing video. I am wondering how you would make wine out of store bought organic grape juice. How much honey would you need since there's already a lot of sugar in the juice?

[StomperReed]

do you stab the airlock thing through the cork? thanks man great video

[SuperfoodTy]

Thank you for sharing! You're videos have came along really well. Decided to start my own. No competition, you know what your talking about and you have been my inspiration.

[lucidrummer]

p.s. when i stated i was "very well versed on the yeast thing". i meant NOT. as you may have been able to tell. thanks again."

[lucidrummer]

thanks man. will look into it. i was going to attend that mead event with DV but something came up. thx for sharing.

[lucidrummer]

Can you use a nutritional yeast?

I'm very well versed on the yeast thing...

Thanks for sharing...

~ carl

(from facebook (Kat's friend. we met last month or so)

[herbgardner00]

@lucidrummer its not that kind of yeast. you'd need a champagne or mead yeast.

[suepoo121]

Do you have to change bottles half way through the fermentation? A friend of mine makes beer and he changes containers half way through. I'm not sure why. Also, how do you know when it's ready?

[dianemummvideos]

This looks most excellent to make and drink. Never heard of mead before but looks very healthy, I use raw honey now in my tea, great stuff, have heard of bee pollen, and propolis but have never used it.. This is very interesting to me, and I hope you do a follow up.

[ladyjung1]

Oh, I forgot to say to strain it before you put it into the jar.

[ladyjung1]

Here's some tips for the next time you make mead. Put some clove, cinnamin, and apricot into the the spring water and let it soak overnight, then put it on lowest temp. on the stove and then put your bee product in and stir. Take it off the heat and then add the honey and stir well. Pour into glass jar and add the yeast and put your air lock on and wait. I like to drink it after 30 days of fermentation. It's wonderful and a great present for friends during the Holidays!

[herbgardner00]

@ladyjung1 you read my mind! my next batch is going to be along this route of flavors. thanks for the tip :)

[essenesearcher]

@herbgardner00 whats the vibe off mead like? rum alows me to think normal, vodka numbs me, beer can fatique me. alcohol pretty much sucks imo but wowndering if mead offers a unique buzz/high?

[herbgardner00]

@essenesearcher its a unique buzz, i found it to be a bit stimulating at first. def doesnt numb or dumb you, esp if its a homebrew.

[herbgardner00]

@tiatdivad one step at a time my friend

[herbgardner00]

@tiatdivad no prob.

[todayisthedaytolive]

Do you think yeast is healthy for the body? My favorite fermented food is kefir.

[herbgardner00]

@todayisthedaytolive it depends on the kind of yeast, some are beneficial, some are harmful. pro-biotic vs. dys-biotic.

[strangebee]

Thanks for sharing, Brandon. Can't wait to do this for the holidays. :))

[yomeyo99]

This was excellent. Thanks so much for sharing!!

I would like to see a followup video of how the mead looks at the bottle point.

[herbgardner00]

@yomeyo99 be on the look out in a few weeks :)

[DanielStacy]

how alcoholic is it is it like really mild like a kombucha or more like a wine? i have trouble drinking alcoholic beverages because when i was a kid i got alcohol poisoning really bad and now even wine doesn't go down well at all. but i really like honey and bee products so i want to try this do you think its a good idea?

[herbgardner00]

@DanielStacy it is closer to wine, probably in the 10-18% range, depending on how you make it. i'd try it out, in small amounts and see how you like it, esp. if it is your own home made brew.

[RewildIreland]

This is brilliant!! Loving this herbal method ; )

[herbgardner00]

@RewildIreland its a lot of fun to explore for sure

[JackNeedles]

Good stuff. I just started making a goji/vanilla mead. So many avenues worth exploring with mead.

[herbgardner00]

@JackNeedles goji vanilla is on my list as well!

[hunnedfourthstreet]

;) Thank you

[herbgardner00]

@hunnedfourthstreet you're welcome =]