What is in mead (the drink) and can it be made at home?

Answer 1

Mead is not a wine, but it's own type of beverage. When people refer to 'honeywine,' they are actually talking about a light white wine that is flavored with honey.

A true and traditional mead is made from honey, water and yeast. Other ingredients can be added (spices, fruit, etc) can be added, but thte majority of the fermentables must come from honey.

Mead is very easy to make at home, but it takes a very long time to make it. I don't bottle mine until it's atleast old.

For more information, visit http://www.gotmead.com

Answer 2

Mead is made from fermented honey sugars; just as beer is made from fermented barley (or other grain) sugars, wine is made from fermented grape sugars, and sake is made from fermented rice sugars. It can be made at home, though it is a bit of work to get started. It is similar in many ways to making beer or wine.

To clear some things up, however, mead is not distilled. Nor does it have to be made in large wooden barrels. It can be if you want to make a whole bunch, but so can beer--and I have a 5 gallon glass carboy of beer in my kitchen right now. As far as I know, mead can be made in a similar setup. Also, in order to use the recipe provided by the other user (above), you will need to do some research on terms, tequniques, equipment, etc. There are some good websites out there, but I don't know them off the top of my head. Lastly, mead has nothing to do with rum.

Answer 3

Meade is a drink made up primarily of fermented honey. I suppose you could make it but it's distilled in huge wooden barrels so it'd be a great deal of work. It was a popular drink back in Medieval days and is often sold at Renaissance Fairs. I would suggest going to a diverse liquor/wine superstore and buying a bottle. It runs about $15. Depending on your state laws about alcohol it might be found in a liquor store or beer store.

Answer 4

Mead is honey wine.
Most any sugar can be turned into alcohol with the addition of yeast and some water.
Look up wine making for more info.

Answer 5

Yes, Mead is a wine made with honey. There is a famous winery off the coast of Newcastle in England where monks have made wine for over 400 years. So I imagine it is possible to mae it at home. But would you not get sic of it's sweetness, you msut have a sweet taste. I can only drink a little bit of it. Have you tried Marsala from Sicily made from red cherries? It is very sweet too, and Zamboco from Italy also very sweet.

Answer 6

yes mead is honey wine and it is fermented by burying it in the ground. Here is a recipe for you.

3.5 lbs honey
1 gal water
0.25 tspn acid blend
1 Tbsp yeast nutrient
0.5 oz rosemary
0.5 oz bay leaves
0.5 oz thyme
0.25 oz sweet briar
1 campden tablet
1 pkt Madeira yeast
In the primary, dissolve the honey, acid blend, yeast nutrient and yeast in 1 gallon of luke-warm water.
Add the campden tablet.

Attatch airlock and let sit until ferment is complete (about 3 - 5 weeks).

Syphon off sediment into secondary and let sit for 6 months.

When wine is 6 months old, rack back into primary.

Place herbs in nylon straining bag (securely tied) and place in primary.

Taste the wine daily until the flavor extracted from the herbs is satisfactory, then remove the bag of herbs.

Mature for at least an additional 6 months, racking every 2 months to aid clearing.

Answer 7

Honey, is in Mead the drink.I'm sure you could colonial americans used too. bird

Answer 8

i understand it's fermented honey. No idea if you can make it at home, I imagine so as almost any fermented drink can be.

Answer 9

RUM.