APPLE SPICE MEAD RECIPE (PART 1)

[@GodGladiator1]

I want to try this. Looks like it'd taste great when it's done.. thinking about actually making it..

[@goldenhivemead]

You should!

[@1Stephenk41]

I’ll do it for you

[@patkadingo3075]

The finished product is called' " the trots'

[@cosmokramer7009]

Do it! It's easier than you think

[@rebel4466]

Easy process. You can switch out the honey for sugar to make it a cheaper to make fruit wine. Possibilities are endless. If you keep your stuff clean and have $5 for yeast and an airlock, you're good to go.

[@OddlyLuckyCherry]

Nice gonna definitely pick up this hobby

[@bluue3022]

My blackberry mead started foaming yesterday. I bought the kit that you recommended for starters and I absolutely love it

[@Kimmyko1215]

I've watched your content for the past 2 weeks and it has me intrigued to say the least. I just committed to 2 starter kits and am excited to try this out!

[@goldenhivemead]

Happy to hear that, what recipes do you plan on making?

[@Kimmyko1215]

hmmm i liked your coconut & vanilla, but what would you recommend for a starter mead? @@goldenhivemead

[@Lord7rosty]

I'm a big beer enthusiasts but watching these shorts makes me wanna try these instead! I know my family will like em more than a homebrew! Will definitely be making some this holiday season!

[@scottcrapo4778]

I made a cyser(apple mead) about a year ago with homegrown/made apple juice. It was good after a few months but now after aging a year it is fantastic.

[@goldenhivemead]

Sounds delicious. Pretty cool that you made your own apple juice too

[@UndaCuvaChikin]

Oh damn! Definitely giving this a try. Thanks, man!

[@Krankie_V]

All these videos about mead keep popping up in my feed, and it really makes me want to try it.

[@kumikor3392]

I love this 🥰🥰🥰

[@randomphotography8817]

Awesome

[@goldenhivemead]

Thanks!

[@Csetreki]

One thing to correct here. When you activate the yeast, you should use warm water, around 30-35 C°. Hot water could kill a yeast. Aside, the recipe is fine by me.

[@seimen4348]

Apple mead is my favorite when it comes to a fruity flavor. I like it a bit more sour. Sweetness comes enough ftom the honey^^

[@Darckrun]

I want to get a kit and try something myself, I'll try to save some of my country monopoly money and do it

[@whitefox1911]

I have the craft a brew starter kit in my Amazon cart and planning on pulling the trigger on it shortly. This might be the first one I try. I love everything fall and apple cinnamon.

[@Spoofff]

I have this exact same kit haha, so I'm glad to see someone else using it 😂

[@AnyoneAnywhere82]

Very well presented, sir. Not even a big drinker but I’d love to try this.

[@laggindragon7166]

Never really cared for alcoholic drinks but may do this just cause I find the chemical reactions between ingredients fascinating

[@iamno1864]

That’s gonna blow the airlock and you’re going to end up with ceiling cider.

[@Islandgil]

Its almost like a wine but its not . I've had the lemon and peach mead which I added ice and it was delicious

[@BAbeef01]

I don’t drink but I think your videos are fascinating!

[@zombielols1895]

Nice

[@Drocat]

This looking like my new hobby

[@gluttonousgoddess]

Honestly even without fermentation it sounds delicious

[@mszoomy]

Omg, this sounds delicious!!! This is one of my favorite flavor combos. You only let this ferment for a month? Hmmm. Waiting for the next video

[@theastronomer5800]

I'm guessing he will rack it after a month to leave the fruit behind, and then condition it for 2-3 months, during which time it will clear.

[@albertgaines9944]

When it comes up out the nose it has a pleasant warm floral note

[@jeffreyk9743]

This looks tasty

[@maxschmieder232]

I like to make my mead with the cloudy leftovers of a previous hard cider batch. Adds a nice tang!

[@icystriker]

I’m thinking of trying this. I’be made hard cider before, but always found mead to be a little too funky for me. Have you made this before? Do you think it tastes more like hard cider or more like mead?

[@aarondavis8652]

I made a batch of mead like this but with using bread yeast becauee i ran out of the brewing yeast. Came out just fine, delicious

[@AllMenAreBerries]

Warm this up with a few sticks of cinnamon, a few cloves, a stick of vanilla, some cardamom pods, a dash of nutmeg and a good glugg of cognac or brandy, then you have one hell of a christmas party

[@kingpotato120]

Well I used your blueberrie maple recipe so ima use this one to lol give ya an update in about a month starting the mead today!

[@razrr8484]

I’ve been watching your channel for about 3 weeks now and I’m really interested! I got my starter kit getting delivered today from craftabrew and I’m going to try raspberry and follow your videos!

[@tattedprophet9768]

I’ve been needing a hobby that isn’t total lunacy this is perfect

[@xavier9319]

I’m making it tomorrow

[@ialexandru8563]

I just made it, it's my first time fermenting anything other than sourdough! And now it's bubbling!

[@pmcoutch7473]

How much Yeats did you end up using

[@ialexandru8563]

@@pmcoutch7473 1 gram of wine yeast for a 5 liter jug (1.3 gallons). I followed the instructions on the pack that said 20g/100l wine.

[@NotFamedDos]

Gonna make it once I get my kit

[@alrounder001]

I still can't wrap my head around the fact that apple cider is just "fresh" apple juice in the US

[@robdawson2]

I took a group of HS students to Lithuania once. Made them swear on their mothers ' graves that they would not drink or use a few common words (the kids were Hungarian) that are swears in Lithuanian...off we go on day 4 for a 3 hour bus ride to an event. I had my 1.5 liter bottle of cider and drank it within about an hour. The kids were surprised, the Lithuanians were surprised, nobody said anything. Feeling all warm and fuzzy, I was speaking rather loudly to the Hungarians, as I stood up to face the kids sitting in the back, the driver swerved, I tumbled over, I said those Hungarian words I told the kids not to use...everybody stared, the locals were kind of shocked, the Hungarians were trying hard not to laugh. Locked eyes with one of the Lith teachers,, she smiled and nirst out lauging, everybody laughed for a very long time. I apologized for my language. The Lith teacher said it's ok, but drinking is an issue we will have to address... I said it's only cider and all the Hungarians laughed. (They told me later that I sounded like a kid busted by mom and dad for drinking the first time...). She said yeah, and you are drunk... I looked at the bottle and saw that it was 5% alcoholm.. and it dawned on me that for us in the US cider is apple juice and for the rest of the known world it is what we call hard cider ...When I explained that the Lithuanians looked up hard cider vs cider and lay gjed all afternoon at my honest mistake...

[@AznSwat]

can you show us the amazon links for all these bottles and pressure release items for us to mimic exactly what you have to do what you do

[@lemdisco4575]

Sweet n yella, you got juice there fella. Tangy n brown, you're in cider town.

[@Sovreign071]

Thinking about getting myself a starter kit, and trying out this recipe! Any specifics or this recipe in terms of weight or volume?

[@Islandgil]

I love mead .

[@CyberScott86]

I love these videos so much. Had my first tasting of mead about a month ago and absolutely loved it. Your videos inspired me to try my own

[@davidfleminguxo]

Any starter or nutrients for the yeast?

[@mwint1982]

Lol

[@theastronomer5800]

Non needed. I've been making meads for 3 years and never used them.

[@codyjenkins5696]

Do you buy chance happen to have a list of everything you use to make this? Such as the air lock and the jar. I would love to make this before my first hunt and then enjoy some on my second.

[@goldenhivemead]

Yes my recipe book and all the equipment I use is linked in my bio

[@alexbromberek1234]

Your making us pay for the recipe?

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

​@@alexbromberek1234exactly. He's fishing for your money instead of you just Googling it.

[@NevadaNihilist]

Do you rack it off of the 1 gallon car boy into another vessel to clear? Do you use bentonite or any other fining agents?

[@ThornForTheWynn]

How long should one ferment it? Is aging the mead a thing? Considering starting some, but not sure how long is too much, too little, and ideal.

[@BoJack-pp8fn]

Do you leave the apples in for the full month?

[@cashkelly7544]

I’m underage age and im gonna try to make this thanks!

[@FrntoJk]

Have u tried mixing the honey with water before adding to the jar? Makes life easy.

[@Cloudrunner5k]

You dont need to hydrate your yeast to "activate" it. Its a good thing to do if you fear that your yeast maybe dead, but if your yeast is less than 6mo old and properly refrigerated, you dont need to. I haven't hydrated yeast in about 2 years and haven't had an issue.

[@rebel4466]

While true, certain conditions can make it harder for yeast to work properly. Like a high sugar content. Gets it going a bit before entering the all you can eat buffet. But will work anyway in pretty much all cases. After all, making mead was pretty much a complete accident

[@absboodoo]

The fruits won’t spoil? The alcohol content even when done isn’t enough to preserve the fruit right? Or is the yeast enough to stop the other bacteria from growing?

[@jmswillow5969]

My mom used one of those oversized baloons from the dollar store secured with rubber bands. When the baloon was full it was done.

[@robertbeurre1825]

Where did you buy your equipment for this?

[@apollodobbs9563]

I suggest taking a picture of the products you want off your phone, and looking them up on actual app ‘google’. You can put your image in and reverse image search each product and find where they are, and look into in further, and if it can’t find the exact product, it’ll give you things it thinks are close. Best bet for an answer, not just this time, but every time you wanna know something like that.

[@goldenhivemead]

Linked in bio!

[@jkoonce4244]

A pressure relief valve a knife and a jug pretty straightforward pal

[@mr.phantom674]

@@jkoonce4244 didnt ask what the equipment was, asked where to buy, but good job trying to sound superior :thumbs_up:

[@johnnybstuddd4482]

I want to try this, where do you buy those big glass bottles and the plastic cork to let the air out?

[@bobbythompson6017]

Does it matter how much of Light It Gets or can it be placed anywhere

[@dannydorito3325]

Can you use the sedimentary byproduct as compost? Or does the alcohol get in the way of plants?

[@its3amandilostmypassword]

Can you make a fermenting jar at home? Is it possible to just use a normal jar and leave the top on loosley or will that explode? Can you do a video aboutr explaining it if you havent already

[@theastronomer5800]

It needs to vent as it makes a lot of CO2. What I do is just put a bit of plastic (like cling wrap) on top and poke a hole with a needle or sharp knife, then cover that up with a tissue so bugs don't get in.

[@cinnerman]

How much honey and how many apples did you use for this recipe?

[@Opa_der_Kranke]

If you drink? Hell yeah, I drink!

[@Silmerano]

Next time mix the honey in some heated spider before putting it in. Much easier to get it fully incorporated that way.

[@snarkowots]

Have you tried saving some actively fermenting mead and using it as a starter for another batch?

[@fire-ballmc9741]

Did you add real cider or cloudy apple juice?

[@alexandermilko1842]

making moonshine is wild

[@brs690]

I usually add honey to hot water so it mixes easier.

[@adventuresofziggydude7176]

the temperature of the water matters, don't make it too hot or it can mess with your batch!

[@irenaeusdiakos1306]

How long does it take to make

[@jessec7221]

Can you do a pumpkin spice mead?

[@louispeddiltton47]

Was everything room temp when you added the yeast slurry to the glass jug?

[@boris2835]

where do u get the material? what's that little bottle cap you put on top of all ur jugs?

[@haroldsarmiento727]

Hi, is there another option for the Apple cider? I cannot find it, I live in q no-alcohol country and I wonder if it can be replaced

[@jimbofpv6888]

Can you substitute The Cider with apple juice

[@Lucifurion]

I’d assume so as apple cider is just flavored, unpasteurised, unfiltered juice. The sugars are still there, it’d just taste a bit different than if you used cider. Here in Australia cider is always alcoholic but I’m pretty sure most Americans call the alcoholic stuff hard cider, I could be wrong on that though.

[@kyleschmidt4830]

I once did a pumpkin spice mead. I woke up the next day and it blew the stopper and airlock off and made a huge mess in the basement. I put the airlock back on and just started to vigorously bubble. It was nuts and tated very good when it was done.

[@mackswhale]

I did this recently except i added a habanero to the mix :)

[@donjuanmckenzie4897]

Have you seen the mead of gothic mead maker King Cobra JFS?

[@jaysonlee4394]

PBJ,bacon bits, Friskies(not a sponsor)are basic Mead ingredients..Buy a shirt trole

[@alfred7441]

how did you sanitize the apple cider?

[@wyavern1381]

i just finished bottleing some huckleberry mead.

[@Street__Soul4]

Moonshine!

[@BoofenSir]

Genuine question, why is Honey used in every brew you make? Is it for flavor or does it do some sciencey shit that's just common or known with brewing?

[@hyperguyver2]

It's because they are a mazer (mead maker) and honey is the core ingredient of all types of mead.

[@conorYami-dr2yi]

New hobby gang

[@alanchoichang8336]

just a genuine question here: does mincing the apple make it better? for example, if you mash it into mulch or something similar to applesauce.

[@rachellobello]

Could you warm the water/cider a little, put it in first, then add honey to help it mix better?

[@lemillion-700]

Would you ever try using muscadines or scuppernongs?

[@fuzzybmw]

I’ve been seeing your videos for a while, just curious about the alcohol flavor. My fiancé doesn’t really drink as she hates the taste of alcohol so if she does she sticks to Mikes or something of the sort. How strong is the flavor in your recipes? I really want to give it a try but don’t like drinking alone

[@Joker-em6oz]

Alcohol flavor mellows as it ages. I’ve made stuff that has no kick whatsoever

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Alcohol content depends on how much "sugar" is in the mead. Less honey for less alcohol content. If I did this, I would shoot for a minimum of below 10%, probably 6-8%.

[@maggalo92]

Do I need to keep it refrigerated if the cider was refrigerated when I bought it?

[@slinky_malinki5330]

Do you not need to kill the wild yeast in the apples and apple cider before pitching the wine yeast? Thought you'd throw in some sodium bicarbonate

[@mohammadrezarafiee5082]

Hi bro,I am in Iran and there is no cider here, can I use apple juice instead of cider?

[@sirdevlin615]

The original apple jack.

[@mortenosmann2213]

Which kind of yeast do you recommend?

[@Joker-em6oz]

Depends what you want to make

[@billygolem4704]

How long is fermentation?

[@user-de2wv8ri8n]

Do you need to boil the spring water?

[@theastronomer5800]

No

[@Neutral_Tired]

Since we use different terminology in Britain, i have to ask: in thia context, does cider mean cloudy apple juice or alcoholic apple juice?

[@MoosenOggen4343]

I use bread yeast is there any possible issues with that?

[@piercedunn4629]

Does any honey work or does it need to be natural?

[@theastronomer5800]

Any honey will work, just stay away from the super cheap ones as they are not 100% pure sometimes. For the apple one, a lighter honey works good too (buckwheat would overpower the apples).

[@Zzw2648]

Do you have a full video of how to make mead

[@CosyMatt]

With the cider did it have any -bates in the ingredients like preservatives? I’ve heard that can mess up fermentation but all the good cider around here has those in it.

[@Joker-em6oz]

Can’t have any preservatives like that unfortunately

[@KazehareRaiden]

I am under 21 so I can't consume alcohol, but I find the chemistry and biology(biology because of the yeast)behind the production of alcohol and fermentatoon in general quite intriguing. I also don't really have any interest in alcoholic beverages, so even ehen I am 21+ I will most likely not drink nor make any alcohol, but only time will tell if that is the case.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

lol, you can't purchase alcohol, but you can drink it.

[@thesoldier8477]

Do you use yeast nutrients and de gas it, or do you just set it and forget it for 30 days?

[@theastronomer5800]

He may transfer it after 30 days to leave the apples behind, and then let it stand for a while longer. I leave my meads for 3 months total - by then they are 95-100% degassed.

[@deathrain2296]

can you use pizza yeast? im too lazy to buy beer yeast

[@LeLlaminator]

When can we expect pt 2?

[@HighsightTv]

Given the sugar content of the apples and cider, would fermentation still occur without the honey?

[@theastronomer5800]

Yes, it will, but then you'll get a hard cider, not a mead, and it will be low abv, around 4-6%.

[@jimmihshs]

It's this in your book?

[@goldenhivemead]

Yes this recipe is in my recipe guide

[@BarryDylan111]

What would happen if you put sparkling water instead of flat water?

[@Cursed888]

Def trying this, got a ton of Honey idk what to do with.