There are actually lots of Mead making books.
"The Compleat Meadmaker" by Ken Schramm
"A Sip Through TIme" by Cindy Renfrew
www.gotmead.com
www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/brewing
Mead can be made several ways ~ you can make a Long Mead basically like you would make wine. For best flavor, a Long Mead should age for about a year or even more. A short Mead can be made in a week and must be kept refrigerated and drank within a month. In fact I'm going to brew a Raspberry...
Actually wine makes a very nice slushy drink.
This was made with Arbor Mist which has a lower alcohol content. You can also use regular wine and add a little fruit juice to it to help it slush properly. We found that the sweet red wines make better slushies than the white wines as the flavor...
I'm here! The new forum is taking a bit getting used to, but I am slowly finding everything and it really isn't that bad.
I have some hard cider clearing in the secondary carboy. I started it Thanksgiving weekend and racked it to the secondary Christmas week. It is starting to clear...
I started 5 gallons of hard cider on Sunday and it is very actively fermenting. I am really looking forward to tasting it but it is going to be a long wait!
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We actually do have a cider press, but I'm "cheating" on this batch and using cider purchased from a local orchard. This is the recipe I'm using Hard Cider This is from our local beer and wine supply store.