Mead Making Resources

• Mead Lovers Digest Listserv Group: Use mead-request@talisman.com for [un]subscribe/admin requests. Digest archives and FAQ are available at http://www.talisman.com/mead.  NOTE: Digest appears when there is enough material to send one. Send ONLY articles for the digest to mead@talisman.com.

• Books (available at Amazon.com):

  • The Compleat Meadmaker: Home Production of Honey Wine from Your First Batch to Award-Winning Fruit and Herb Variations
    by Ken Schramm
  • Brewing Mead: Wassail! In Mazers of Mead
    by Robert Gayre, Charlie Papazian, Robert Gayre, Charles Papazian (Contributor)
  • Mad About Mead!: Nectar of the Gods
    by Pamela Spence
  • Making Mead Honey Wine: History, Recipes, Methods and Equipment
    by Roger A. Morse, Mary A. Scott (Illustrator)
  • A sip through time : a collection of old brewing recipes
    by Cindy Renfrow
• And check out Vicky Rowe's Gotmead.com website!
• One of the best single (free) references on the Internet I have found: http://www.honey.com/downloads/makingmead.pdf (I use this handout when giving mead classes or demos)

Apple Cider

Yeast

Miscellaneous

• NFM2® - Modified No Fuss Method: I've taken to pouring a half gallon of AC or water into a pot and heating slightly while dumping 5 lbs of honey in and mixing well - this prevents the honey from making a thick layer on the bottom of the carboy especially in winter when the house is pretty cold.