EU Beginner Mead Making Course

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Beginner Mead-Making Course Introduction

This course is intended to teach you how to make excellent traditional mead. We will walk you through the how's and whys of each part in short, easy-to-read lessons. The...

Beginner Mead-Making Course Introduction

This course is intended to teach you how to make excellent traditional mead. We will walk you through the how's and whys of each part in short, easy-to-read lessons. The...

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Equipment

All of the equipment listed below is essential in order to follow modern mead-making practices. To help simplify the equipment required, we have created categories of equipment. Vessels ten-litre food-grade plastic...

Equipment

All of the equipment listed below is essential in order to follow modern mead-making practices. To help simplify the equipment required, we have created categories of equipment. Vessels ten-litre food-grade plastic...

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Ingredients

Every mead contains water, honey, yeast, and yeast nutrients. These ingredients are the bare minimum to make a good mead. In this chapter, we will step through the ingredient specifics...

Ingredients

Every mead contains water, honey, yeast, and yeast nutrients. These ingredients are the bare minimum to make a good mead. In this chapter, we will step through the ingredient specifics...

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Clean and Sanitise

The most important part of brewing is sanitation. Anything that comes into contact with your brew should be cleaned and sanitised to avoid contamination with stray bacteria and yeasts. Avoid...

Clean and Sanitise

The most important part of brewing is sanitation. Anything that comes into contact with your brew should be cleaned and sanitised to avoid contamination with stray bacteria and yeasts. Avoid...

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Mix Ingredients

For your first mead, we will walk you through a basic traditional mead recipe, then give you a fully written example recipe for you to create at home. Feel free...

Mix Ingredients

For your first mead, we will walk you through a basic traditional mead recipe, then give you a fully written example recipe for you to create at home. Feel free...

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How To Prepare Yeast

Reducing the stress yeast experience is key to making the best mead possible. Surprisingly, avoiding yeast stress begins before it’s even been added to the must. The proper way to...

How To Prepare Yeast

Reducing the stress yeast experience is key to making the best mead possible. Surprisingly, avoiding yeast stress begins before it’s even been added to the must. The proper way to...