Summary: TweetMaking Mead the Easy Way, One Gallon at a Time In 2015 I introduced the audience here to small batch mead, cider and wine making. While all of those work well, it is mead that really shines in a small batch method of production. I developed my personal method after watching Michael Jordan (the Bee Whisper) make a one gallon batch at my workshop in 2015. It was amazing to me that so little work could produce mead. I am a long time brewer and mead making have made beer and mead since 1995, so we are talking 23 years. And I have always done 5-6 gallon batches which is the hobby standard. With mead though one gallon batches seems to be the way to go. Today I will give out the method and tips that I have developed in these three years. While Mike uses a coffee maker, I use an electric kettle. I have developed my own methods and they work well for me. Many pros and hobbyists alike find fault with a LOT of what I will tell you about today. However, everyone that drinks my mead seems to like it. Everything I have done with this method was designed to make it as simple as possible, eliminate any and everything I could and encourage others to make mead and allow for maximum experimentation with ingredients. In the end as your first batch is ready to bottle my method allows you to once a week, bottle a gallon, rack a gallon and make a gallon, with only 30 minutes of work per week. I don’t think my method is the best method, I do think it may be the best method for the most people. Join me today to learn all about it. The basic method Use a one gallon fermenter Use 3 lbs of honey Use adjuncts of your choice Use two stains of yeast Use fermax yeast nutrient Leave head space about 15% of volume Ferment for about 30-45 days and rack Add filtered water to secondary and let fully clear Bottle Some of my favorite adjuncts/flavorings 3 Flowers Blend Apricot Pears Mulberry Elderberry Cucumber and Mint Ginger Autumn Olive Persimmon Cleaning and Sensitization my way – everyone disagrees Pasteurizing your adjuncts the easy way Why I don’t even use a hydrometer any more Why I seldom cold crash, but why I might Why I am fine using “everyday honey” and my favorite brand The joy of honey on the road and making mead from it Airlocks vs balloons Bottles for your mead and how I handle sensitization of those Why those who say I am wrong are actually right, sort of Why I think this is the best method for the most people Resources for today’s show… Join the Members Brigade Join Our Forum The Year 115 Walking To Freedom TspAz.com The Granddaddy’s Gun Club Bullhead Fishing Forum – A new little site I started Binance.com Biltong for Breakfast The Sea Inside – Bob Seager Supplies for Mead Making and Resources Yeast Combo I Use Small Batch Racking Cain Fermax Yeast Nutrient Swing Top Bottles 2.5 Gallon Uline Carboy Style of Airlock I Prefer Salter Digital Scale Dutch Gold the Honey I Buy in Quantity – Listen to Show to Hear about The Recommended Alternative My Mead Making Playlist on Youtube Sponsors of the Day Bulk Ammo JM Bullion Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air. Join the MSB Today Want Every Episode of TSP Ever Produced? Remember in addition to discounts to over 40 vendors who supply stuff you are likely buying anyway, tons of free ebooks and video content, MSB Members also get every edition of The Survival Podcast ever produced in convenient zip files in blocks of 24. More info on the MSB can be found here.
