This podcast episode explores the world of mead making, highlighting the similarities between mead and beer making. The guest speaker, Kurt Stock, provides a comprehensive overview of the ingredients, process, and misconceptions surrounding mead making. Key points include the accessibility of mead making to home brewers, the various types of mead and their ingredients, the importance of yeast health for accelerated aging, the characteristics and use of wildflower honey, the selection of honey, yeast, and original gravity for mead making, the role of nutrients and pH adjustment, aeration techniques, fermentation timeline, addition of fruits and spices, determining when mead is finished, clarifying mead, packaging options, and advice for beer brewers transitioning to mead making.
