How To Make Mead - Fast!

How to make mead, fast. This is the fastest mead video we've ever made. It's a start to finish mead making video, pretty simple mead, but still came out pretty darn tasty. We have hundreds of homebrew videos on mead, wine, cider and beer on our channel for you to enjoy. As always, if you have questions, ask away in the comment section as we try to get to all of them.
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Ingredients:
Warm water to fill to desired level (1 gallon of must)

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[Just_Sara]

One-handed siphoning with a bottling wand is my greatest nemesis.

Thank you for showing me how it is to be defeated!

[hardtrailrider]

So I made mead. With a gift set for Beer. 1 gallon jar, airlock basic siphon and thermometer.

4 jars of manuka honey one jar of clear normal to make 1.5 kg honey. Dates for natural honey. Used a yeast think it was L-118 champagne yeast. Dropped off at day 10.. Decided to cold crash cleared in 48 hours and stabilized with potassium sorbate. Incredibly dry after 3 weeks now.

My first brew. Fancied an experiment. Leant a lot watching your videos. Thank you.

[coenkuijpers]

Hmm, now I’m in two minds which format I like most. This format is very good to get a quick overview of the steps needed, but the longer ones with Derica are more entertaining

[laddermanwarrior]

Hah! Called the 13.77% ABV because that was the exact numbers my plum wine had when I racked it today. Nice video. Love the long formats, but liked the condensed version for a change of pace.

[pat-e-cat]

Wow, that’s fast! I miss Derika, and all the whys normally included in your videos. I still learned things though! Thanks

[guyinpajamapants]

I can’t even rewind it because it is truly the fastest mead video!! Thanks CS Brews! You’re the greatest! 👍🏼

[eggthrowawaaayyy]

Hey guys, long time fan, I've left some comments on alt accounts but I think this video is a great intro to the process of brewing!

I recently put together a recipe that I thought was quite interesting that was inspired by another creator's videos on YouTube, basically a caramel kilju.
I started with 2 pounds of sugar in a pot, stirred constantly on low heat until it all got melty and caramelized, then dissolved it into some water (as well as a large 12 oz cup of black tea for tannins)
After I transferred what was there into a 1 gal fermenter, I topped it up and the gravity wasn't exactly where I wanted it so I added another 8oz of sugar to get to an OG of 1.105. Threw in some EC-1118 and its been bubbling away quite vigorously for a few days now. The entire time I was putting it together, it smelled like smoky homemade hard candy. All I could think is that this would be a great brew to oak when it's done.
I was a little concerned about making unfermentable sugars, and the low amount of nutrition available (no fermaid-O on hand) so we'll see if it ferments dry. Cheers!

[RafaelLemosF]

Excellent video as always, but personally I prefer traditional videos with more interaction and explanations. moreover, the conversations are always highly interesting and fun. Anyway, congratulations on the excellent content as always.

[DanCooper]

I have a need for mead! Seriously, though, my wife and I taste-tested a basic hydromel last night that was based off of one of your recipes, and even though she doesn't like honey, she asked for more! That's how good it was. It went down I'll definitely be making it again! Thanks. Oh, and I like the new format. 😃

[peterpissott]

I've been using one step for many years and never had a problem works well.

[jms]

Man I saw my first video of you guys 4 days ago. Now I have mead, ginger beer, and cider going.

[phoenixrich]

This is the best channel to find for beginner need and wine makers

[timlarsson]

I've watched pretty much every video you guys made, and want to say I'm pretty well versed in the how's, do's and don't's of making mead.... and yet I watch this totally entranced :D

[ltune]

If only our meed or wine would be done this fast. We’ll be one happy sailor 😂😂😂😂😂

[jeffreyperdue]

Idk why but this is hilarious! Good stuff guys

[jamesgreen]

I love this video.. it's short, precise, to the point and it works. Very good video for anyone wanting to dip their feet into the homebrewing water and make their very first batch of mead. Good job guys. I love how you take all the "fear" and "intimidation" out of something that's relatively simple to do. The hardest part is waiting for it to ferment... lol. Thanks again...

[AndyPaxTheGameCat]

Guys, this video was a great idea. It’s nice to see the whole process from must to mead in one short video!

[theastronomer]

I've been making mead for 2yr now and have learned a lot from this channel. Now I simply it so much - mix the mead, come back in 3 months and bottle. Done.

If you see bubbles within a day or two you're off fermenting, and when you taste it at the end and the sweetness is where it's supposed to be (given the yeast and how much honey you used) then there is no worry about further fermentation. I also use old whisky, gin, vodka or rum bottles with corks, so worst case a cork will get pushed up. Most of the time I don't take measurements anymore. When you're starting, it's of course good to follow the process in more detail!

[thMonk]

Speed mead. :)
Fastest complete & clear instruction I've seen. Nicely done!

[kgallowaypa]

I started my first mead on 9/11 and followed one of the longer, but older mead tutorial videos on this channel. Everything went smoothly but found out today that my must was stalled and was wondering what was going on...Turns out, I was using a traditional cork that had some imperfections and allowed the C02 to escape through the path of least resistance so no air was forced through the airlock. My biggest advice is to ensure you use a rubber airlock that eliminates any escape gases unless it passes through the airlock. Turns out, I'm glad I bought a cheap vodka as there was a bug suspended in the airlock! That nasty bugger, its true they do want to get to the sweetness of the honey!! After replacing the cork with a rubber bung, I gave it a swirl for a checkpoint of week two, and its moving along again. Albeit much slower than the first week, there is some activity; about a bubble every 3-5 minutes. Ill give it a week with the rubber bung and take a reading. I am moving to Las Vegas from Miami, FL on October 10th so hopefully the must can take the drive with me.. lets see! My must is sitting next to me as I write this, looking forward and being patient!!

Also, After subscribing an watching Dericka's channel, I went ahead and bought the Aerogarden for myself first to try it out...and it works!! I ended up gifting it (dont laugh at me) to my mom since her birthday is on October 9th and I probably will buy a larger one in Vegas, and she loves it. The basil is growing fast and well, along with keeping it indoors, we dont have many pest issues attacking the plants. She plans to use it in her own hobby and passion of cooking. Soooo big thanks to Dericka for the reccomendation! Coming from Miami, FL, I hope you weathered Hurricane Ian, her garden must be getting a toll. Take care and we all look forward to the next videos!

-Kevin from Miami, Homestead Air Force Base, FL