Mead is one of our favourite treat drinks on the smallholding/homestead. Its origins go back centuries, and it's made using one of the oldest and most available sugars from nature, honey.

In this video, we show you how to prepare the honey "must" for brewing, start and complete the primary fermentation, and set the sweet mead up for its extended secondary fermentation.

We will create a part 2 video showing clearing, bottling and other steps required after fermentation, but if you can't wait, this video on clearing country wines will give you the key points:
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