jordop Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 (edited) How to make MEAD 10 lbs honey Big pot plastic food bin with a fermentation lock (about $10 altogether) wine yeast Boil honey and water in a big pot. Cool. Pour into bucket. Add yeast. Affix lid. Transfer after two weeks to another bucket. Add some sugar and put it into bottles. Age for a few months and THEN So it costs about $50 and you get about 70 bottles of ~12% alc stuff I don't know why no brewing company sells mead these days It's frickin awesome, after a few months of aging it takes like a fine champagne. Way cheaper and easier than making beer from scratch too I was cleaning out my basement last month and found a bottle from a batch I had made ten years ago in university Edited June 11, 2021 by jordop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jordop Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 (edited) Yeah but mead is GOOD. Any you don't go AS blind as Cisco You can make plonk out of any refined sugar. When I was 15: "So, I can't buy booze from the liquor store, but I can buy malt extract and yeast from the grocery store." "Yeah, but we can just get so-and-so's brother to buy booze for us." "Fuck off, this is more fun." Edited June 4, 2021 by jordop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glassgowkiss Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 10yo mead! fuck man, i am driving over wed to squamish. i am stoping over on my way back. pm me how to get to your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 "last month" "found A bottle" You really think he has any left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 any...eyesight? oh alcohol. no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted May 8, 2005 Author Share Posted May 8, 2005 "last month" "found A bottle" You really think he has any left? Never fear, a new batch is on the way! Cooked it up on an a combo XGK/Whisperlite this morning Come summer there'll be mead flowin in WA Pass like it's fuckin Valhalla or somethin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 The irony being it is more fit to power the XGK than to consume as a beverage. Perhaps you have discovered a perpetual motion machine. If only there were some rolling marbles with little carts involved or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 How to make MEAD 10 lbs honey Big pot plastic food bin with a fermentation lock (about $10 altogether) wine yeast Boil honey and water in a big pot. Cool. Pour into bucket. Add yeast. Affix lid. Transfer after two weeks to another bucket. Add some sugar and put it into bottles. Age for a few months and THEN So it costs about $50 and you get about 70 bottles of ~12% alc stuff I don't know why no brewing company sells mead these days It's frickin awesome, after a few months of aging it takes like a fine champagne. Way cheaper and easier than making beer from scratch too I was cleaning out my basement last month and found a bottle from a batch I had made ten years ago in university How much water/lbs of honey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 If you don't use a fermentation lock, will it blow up? "Mead bomb" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCramer Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 As usual Index is ahead of the curve! Sky Valley Mead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 As usual Index is ahead of the curve! Sky Valley Mead I bet it isn't 50$ for 70 bottles though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted May 8, 2005 Share Posted May 8, 2005 As usual Index is ahead of the curve! Sky Valley Mead I bet it isn't 50$ for 70 bottles though Probably doesn't taste like dry-erase markers, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I don't know why no brewing company sells mead these days they sell mead at bottleworks over on 45th - don't know what company makes it, though. www.gotmead.com says larry's market sells it as well, but i haven't looked there. i bet home-made mead is TASTY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Even easier is hard cider. My favorite variation is this: 3 gallons of apple juice from the grocery store 1 gallon of pear juice sweeten to taste if desired (honey works well for this) champagne yeast toss in a little fresh ginger if you like it ferment 10 days. wave the magic wand over it after bottling, and VOILA!! a pear-apple beverage that tastes remarkably like a very dry apple champagne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 How much water/lbs of honey? 10lbs honey/5 gallons water gives about 9% alcohol. I have never seen mead for sale in Canuckmenistan. I'll have to pick some up next trip south. Been gettin some sweet booze from Grocery Outlet lately Is there anything that place AINT good for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I am looking for my "peaches wine" recipie... basically you put two or three cans of peaches in a bucket with some water and yeast, put a board over top to keep the snaffles out, and put it behind the woodstove for a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I am looking for my "peaches wine" recipie... basically you put two or three cans of peaches in a bucket with some water and yeast, put a board over top to keep the snaffles out, and put it behind the woodstove for a week All for that prison ambiance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 That's "logging camp", beeeeyotch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 i had no idea it was so easy to get drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Actually, if you just want to get drunk, an alcohol enema will reportedly do the trick, for a fraction of the amount you would have to drink to get that wasted. In fact, since you can't puke out the excess, it's a good way to kill yourself from alcohol poisoning if you use too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordop Posted May 9, 2005 Author Share Posted May 9, 2005 I am looking for my "peaches wine" recipie... basically you put two or three cans of peaches in a bucket with some water and yeast, put a board over top to keep the snaffles out, and put it behind the woodstove for a week The problem with any fermentation is sanitation. Airborne yeasts are much quicker to attenuate/activate than any dehydrated yeast you are going to add -- especially true with any fruit, which is basically a pile of natural yeast. Actually, it takes about a year for anything made with honey or fruit to really settle out and not taste green. On the other hand, a standard ale with ~4% alc can be quite drinkable in 3-4 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 From the Sky River Mead website: "Current Washington State liquor control laws prevent us from identifying specific locations where you can find our wines. However, we have endeavored to make Sky River Mead available at most fine retail wine shops and supermarkets in Washington State." WTF. Alcohol laws are incredibly pointless stupid. You can't say where someone can buy your product? Are kidding me?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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