Toss in some rose hips in primary, a cinnamon stick and a clove in secondary, and you’ve got yourself Black-Briar Mead from Skyrim ;)
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Ooh! That sounds great!
@matthewbenson1873
3 жыл бұрын
Going to have to try this in my next batch!!
@pilsplease7561
2 жыл бұрын
I legit might make some mead to drink when i play skyrim, I play naval games with friends and drink rum while doing that. Im very much a if i can find a way to fit booze into gaming person
@peterrichard5116
3 жыл бұрын
Nice quick cuts in the edit mate, i guess i started on some of your earlier video's and now have caught up to your more recent stuff so i can notice the difference, good job.
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’ve definitely tried to up my production since the beginning!
@Subbedhunter
3 жыл бұрын
It’s awesome watching you grow as a mead maker. I believe I started brewing mead about the same general time you did. It’s inspiring to see the improvements you’ve made. I’m trying to catch up and get rid of my bad habits and lazy note taking 😆. Yeah, you and BC have really helped me improve and steer me in the right directions can’t wait for the Mead Stampede judging!
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and supporting me!!
@sigvardbjorkman
3 жыл бұрын
Great I made some mead for the third attempt and this one was a success!
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
I’m happy to hear that!
@forestjansen9620
11 ай бұрын
I have a question. If i do not have the powders to stabilize the mead but still want to back sweeten it, can I do that after primary and secondary fermentation if I cold crash it right after? Just wanted to know if you have any suggestions for sweetening it up without those things.
@ManMadeMead
11 ай бұрын
Not to point you to another video... but I did a deep dive explanation on how to do this! kzitem.info/news/bejne/1IWmqKyvq3N_n4Y&pp=ygUYSG93IHRvIG1ha2UgYSBzd2VldCBtZWFk
@forestjansen9620
11 ай бұрын
@@ManMadeMead Thank you that's actually really helpful, I'm pretty new to this home brewing thing and your videos have been very informational and in depth.
@glenncombs3471
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see Glory Bee represented! I was pleasantly surprised to see you are using my personal favorite honey! I use this for all my metheglins, as it adds a fruitiness which works well without adding any other fruit or juice. Brew on!
@mrcommand060
3 жыл бұрын
I was really excited for this video. I got some of the same honey but making it sparkling.
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Let me know how it turns out!
@mrcommand060
3 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead it has been almost 5 months and since I did it dry and carbonated it is VERY young and hot. Taste is good but not much honey. I am going to let it sit another 6 months.
@dwadeweallin17
3 жыл бұрын
I’m exploring more traditionals lately. Thanks for sharing your experience with this honey varietal!
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
I’m happy to share!
@abnerbabolusky466
Жыл бұрын
What temperature range do you keep this within during fermentationand thereafter?
@ManMadeMead
Жыл бұрын
It depends on your yeast but I normally keep mine at 70 F ish!
@unclebillybonz
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a wine maker so I'm coming at this from that POV....regarding all the head space you have in carboys behind you on the shelf. With mead do you not have to worry about oxidation as much? With a wine being stored like that you'd never want to leave that much headspace IMO.
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
Mead is less impervious to oxidization but it's still affected. I normally don't let those brews sit with too much oxygen on top for long.
@erinearle5190
3 жыл бұрын
I made this a few months back with the same honey and yeast! Only difference is I back sweetened with the blackberry honey. I think it tastes amazing 🤩 after resting it started to develop a buttered popcorn (more like jelly belly popcorn not actual popcorn) finishing flavor. Think buttery honey
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
That’s super interesting! I wish I had kept some honey to backsweeten with the blackberry!
@marianaaguilarg
3 жыл бұрын
Hi!! How much of potassium sorbate did you put?
@matthewbenson1873
3 жыл бұрын
I started making mead 2 weeks ago and will be looking at your other videos. I wonder why you dont use filters to strain out the gunk from the bottom. I have got a setup now with a basic mesh filter in the large container and a really fine filter to be placed in a funnel going into the bottles. Just wondered why you didn’t as you said that half bottle had bits in
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
I just don’t have one frankly!
@zstevens312
2 жыл бұрын
I have some bourbon bottles left over. Will those work for bottling??
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@TheJapagu
2 жыл бұрын
Is it blackberry flavored honey or just honey collected from blackberry bushes?
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
The honey is blackberry honey because bees have pollinated in blackberry bushes - so it doesn’t taste exactly like blackberries
@samboyco2721
3 жыл бұрын
What a weird coincidence, I'm just finishing up a blackberry honey traditional right now!
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! How is it?
@samboyco2721
3 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead sorry for the late response! It’s super good! Juicy, tart, refreshing - it ticks all the boxes of a good crushable feeling while maintaining a ~14% ABV! It has a teensy bit of an edge that should probably age out
@SO-ro5gr
3 жыл бұрын
Nice work.
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dawghousefishing5359
2 жыл бұрын
So if you add in a little blackberry flavoring would it be called a melomel?
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
I would consider it one!
@PabloDiabloable
3 жыл бұрын
If I can't get blackbeery honey, but I have honey and blackberry juice, does anyone know how many grams of sugar from blackberry juice to substitute for the honey, to get a similar taste? I was thinking maybe instead of 3.5 pounds of honey, doing 3.2 pounds of honey, and 200g of the blackberry juice?
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
So the trick here is, this isn’t emulating blackberry exactly. The honey itself has its own different notes (different than blackberry even). You can definitely make a mead with hints of blackberry by adding your juice with regular honey and that would be just fine! I would make half of your water base be blackberry juice and the other half water. And then try adding 2 - 2.5 pounds of honey!
@PabloDiabloable
3 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead Thanks I'll give it a go!
@Whatsahandle4
3 жыл бұрын
Damn. I gotta try this
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
You should!
@tim-tim-timmy6571
3 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos, I wish I could reproduce some of them but I live in the far north and besides crystallized blossom honey and industrial cheap honey you don't get much more. Also prices for 1kg are about 30USD... I have a semi-related question since you mentioned it at the beginning: how do you weight your yeast prior rehydration? I am a bit maniac on the sanitation and anything getting in contact with something that will end up in the mead needs to be sanitized. I can't see myself weighting my yeast in a starsaned glass as it would just kill them. Also I doubt my scale could measure 1g in a full glass of pre-boiled water. Any other ideas? Cheers
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
I normally use a scale and weigh mine out with a small bowl!
@siddall6
3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever used infused honeys?
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
I can't say I have!
@RyanMcDonnough
3 жыл бұрын
Why DAP and not Fermaid-O?
@adamboyd5190
3 жыл бұрын
Anyone ever try using Rainier cherries in a melomel? I just started a gallon batch last night. No tartness in the cherries whatsoever. This will be interesting. Thanks for the video by the way.
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
I haven’t used those before, but it sounds really interesting!
@NomadGragg
2 жыл бұрын
When you say it has heat, what does that mean exactly?
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
It has a little burn! Like if you drink a whisky and you can feel the alcohol burn!
@NomadGragg
2 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead ahhh, gotcha. Does that go away over time?
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
@@NomadGragg Yes it does! It mellows!
@davidmcdonald4771
3 жыл бұрын
Nice,
@davidmcdonald4771
3 жыл бұрын
We didn't figure out what yeast to use in the mead on Sunday.
@bobbyvogelgesang9467
3 жыл бұрын
Try again i couldnt stay on live chat the other day but i asked if anybody had any thoughts of cornmeal and honey mead? Yay or nay ?
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I haven’t ever thought of that! I don’t really have an opinion because I haven’t tried it. It definitely sounds interesting!
@1DJSkittles
3 жыл бұрын
How would you male this alcohol free?
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
Just don't use yeast. You'll basically just have honey water!
@christopherchesaux3554
Жыл бұрын
Dude gets sloshed on his own show. Awesome.
@danielbradshaw4068
2 жыл бұрын
I Dont want to be critical. But what about this is traditional? I have gotten up ro 15%apv on one packet. It just takes a while. I have also got up to 9% by not useing yeast packs at all. So I don't get itit does not feel very traditional.. ..
@ManMadeMead
2 жыл бұрын
A traditional mead is mead that only uses honey, water and yeast which is why this is called a Traditional mead!
@danielbradshaw4068
2 жыл бұрын
@@ManMadeMead ok, they why are they useing peptic acid and other preservitives, and still callnit traditional. Since the original recepies for mead did not require spacific yeast, why is that included in the recepie and the berries and other yeast and flavor giving devices not added to that list?
@terminal8
Жыл бұрын
Hey i was hired to investigate a skeever infestation....um so yea imma get to it
@julietardos5044
3 жыл бұрын
I bought $20 of honey from Glory Bee, and the shipping was $30. The honey was good but unremarkable, not worth the shipping cost.
@dallasmobley9359
3 ай бұрын
Varietals? I've been incorrectly saying varieties all these years 🤦
@smmj45
3 жыл бұрын
because the bubbles stop doesn't mean it done thats a poor indicator. lol
@ManMadeMead
3 жыл бұрын
Very true! Which is why we also do a gravity reading!
@martharetallick204
3 жыл бұрын
Watch the bubbles rising inside the carboy.
@southernstacker7315
3 жыл бұрын
How would you get a Automic Fireball flavor? I think cinnamon. Not sure what to use to bring the heat? Sorry to ask you stupid shit but I figure you would probably know if anyone.
@jonswift2455
6 ай бұрын
I cant recommend GloryBee. I ordered from them, 5 lbs Clover Honey. Description said product of origin was the USA but when it arrived bottle said origin was India. I don't think i can trust it was organically farmed. Would never order from them again.
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