Episode 292 - The Mead House 16%

The Mead House

Oct 02 2025 | 00:50:39

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Show Notes

What do you do with a drunken meadmaker? To complement the previous Mead House 8% and Mead House 12% recipes, this week Jeff presents the highest base recipe yet, a 16%. He walks Chris through the process and ingredients, along with subtle changes from previous base recipes, then Jeff and Chris spend a little time chatting about what they’d use a higher ABV mead for, when the higher ABV can be a benefit and when it can be a drawback. The Mead House 16% ~1 gal water Honey to 1.125 Fermaid K in 4 doses of 2.33g each 2g K1-V1116 […]

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