Mead
Created | Updated May 12, 2002
Nectar, is the drink of the bees who create honey whoch is then turned to mead, so in a sence, mead is the drink of the Gods. There had been much speculation over whether this nectar refrence was in relation to mead, and it is true that that is probably where it started.
So, mead! To brew mead, simply boil three parts water to one part honey, skimming off the foam on top. When that's done, cool it, add yeast, and leave in a fermentation vessle until ready. ( Can be anyhing from a few months to a year) A more detailed guid to brewing can be found on my personal space.
Sack: A term used for strong mead.
Melomel: A mead fermented at first with fruit as well as honey.
Metheglin: A spiced mead: use allspice, nutmeg, cinamon, herbal tea...
Cyser; An apple melomel.
Pyment: A grape melowmel
Morat: Mullbery melomel
Hippocras: grape melomel with spices#
Oxymel: Mead mixed with wine vinigar.