Making 5 Gallons of Mead (aka Viking Hooch)

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[@tomjones239]

I picked blackberries for three days once and made five gallons of amazing blackberry wine. It was so good and so strong!

[@munklikescheese9507]

Now that's something to keep in the pantry!!

[@Taterniac]

Now your talking big guy. I use to drink mead back in the day... I LOVE THIS VIDEO.

[@mamakat4308]

Your "gas" hole is called a bung hole. Real term. In wine making the bung hole has a plug that gets burped.. lol.. a farting bung hole is so functional... love you Staff Sargent BadAss

[@octoberrust9483]

I need tp for my bung hole

[@skip5170]

I made a 1gallon batch in January, racked it twice. It came out nice and clear. I like your mixing tool, I think I'll make one and move up to a 5 gallon batch.

[@deerhntr98165]

I love your channel brother....you help folks out and never fear mongering.

[@StepOneSurvival]

I appreciate it brother

[@diabloblanco9668]

used to hate this mulberry bush dropping these staining berries all over....till i discovered you can turn em to wine bahaha! revenge is mine!!

[@edieboudreau9637]

DIABLO BLANCO make good pies & buckles too. No wastage.

[@pnyarrow]

Hi BA. Thanks for sharing, it was most interesting. Stay safe. ATB. Nigel

[@brandons5830]

Awesome. You gotta do another vid when it's done

[@StepOneSurvival]

Doesn't matter really that's pretty much the process then wait 3 weeks.

[@elvisduke8917]

I might try this I would have never thought I'd be that easy of a process thank you.

[@choppertcp1045]

Oh yeah! I been making homemade grape wine for years my uncle was doin it when I was a kid . I might try this thanks for the share B.A.! Dang TN too world small place I was born and raised in the hills in between pigeon forge and Gatlinburg. Take er easy!

[@StepOneSurvival]

Wow you're just south of me

[@choppertcp1045]

Step One Survival don’t want to be any other place! See you in the woods brother.

[@Matthew-kw8qj]

Thanks i had to get into the mead i made after the last mead video you made

[@emshorts374]

Always fun to strain it into another bucket with a spigot. Good to go! 🤣

[@edieboudreau9637]

Closed my eyes...not dizzy. Lol. Yep. Those little bottles do sound like a shot. Had folks diving when opened one. Lol

[@Diebulfrog79]

great stuff, BA.

[@ohioprepper9973]

Good video

[@chazdawg35cw61]

No wonder my sister's boyfriend has all sorts of honey and yeast, he said it was for pizza! LOL! Thanks BA

[@mistermeister5795]

I just picked up a bucket for a completely separate reason....I think ima try this now😂

[@MrScott-rr9ld]

I've been waiting for a new video on this. Love the idea, interested in bee keeping on my place to even cut down on costs more.

[@diggerdan4661]

Awesome video 👍 Now when's the PARTY😁🍻

[@raymondstebbins8573]

That's what I'm talking about👍👍👍👍👍❤️🇺🇸

[@tylerhebert8237]

I made a gallon of mead with wildflower honey, a cup of green tea(cooled until barely warm), and champagne yeast. It came out pretty hot at 12% abv. Had to let it sit for a year to smooth out the flavor. Drank like a dry white wine. Even if I didn't get drunk I would have the worst hangovers! Instead of straining out the leese I just leave the last half inch of mead at the bottom of the fermentation bucket, mostly because of laziness. My next batch I'm gonna try to make a little sweeter.

[@spiritoptimus4302]

Can you use the last half inch of mead for a new batch or should you throw it out and start from scratch?

[@tylerhebert8237]

@@spiritoptimus4302 The yeast is all dead so its no good for the next batch. Some people run the mead through a strainer to keep the leese out of the bottle, others just stop bottling when the leese gets too close to the hose.

[@joshturner4741]

If you buy a container of fermaid-O you can do it with a single yeast packet.

[@StepOneSurvival]

Nice

[@bobhere5825]

Very good video always learning from you keep it up thanks

[@Khepramancer]

Cool grip on your piece 😎

[@StepOneSurvival]

Thanks

[@roderickmarruffo7600]

Mmmmm hooch... Lol

[@StepOneSurvival]

Lol

[@tlock4616]

Man.. you're going to make have to try this..

[@2A_W3ND1G0]

I heard its really good stuff I wanna make it some day

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Sorry I missed the live stream tonight by like two minutes I was on the phone helping a friend out

[@StepOneSurvival]

No worries brother

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Is there a replay ?

[@blksheepdogtonyg.6453]

👀 stay thirsty my friends 🍻......

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

Good stuff brother 👍👍👍👍

[@zionstemple]

I stoped drinking but man this looks fun.

[@danielgodismyjudge]

Meed..wine good stuff!!!

[@westtexasoutlaw6197]

Love the video brotha I used to have a celly who would make prison wine all the time interesting stuff love the videos and stay on the free side god bless 🤙

[@g.rodriguez7445]

You should distill the Mead after brewing....

[@lefenixon]

All bio resistant food i...... good in a same situation honey and oil olive are the first of the list 👍👍

[@survivalltsurvivallt6157]

Nice video ba keep it up my friend

[@gpav1]

Whoooooooo.., I just stockpiled a few hundred litres of vodka and whiskey... I’m good.... hahahaha hahahaha

[@erikzorger3311]

What you strain out is called a yeast cakes. You can actually take it and use it again in the next batch of mead in place of using new yeast packs.

[@viniceduring1402]

Where is the written recipe? It isn't in description.

[@StepOneSurvival]

Really?

[@tom_olofsson]

We have Meadery near us.

[@StepOneSurvival]

Oh man I'll have to visit after everything dies down

[@tom_olofsson]

Step One Survival Not sure I like waiting for everyone to die down. Oh, you said everything. Got it.

[@Njennings42]

called it

[@m1a1abrams93]

Damn and I just bought a couple quarts of shine. Blackberry & clear. All for medicinal purposes. lol

[@bowlofrice8]

You mean you found them

[@edieboudreau9637]

M1A1 Abrams never hurts to have antiviral/antibacterial medicine too.

[@RossPotts]

Is there a desired temperature for the water when mixing everything? To avoid killing the yeast.

[@StepOneSurvival]

Room temperature

[@coldslugger8219]

What is that plastic device you put in the hole? Looks important

[@StepOneSurvival]

Airlock for Fermentation

[@coldslugger8219]

@@StepOneSurvival thank you very much, now I can try this at home

[@momodrief8343]

Its look like hydromel !!!!! yes seem its delicious ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[@fernandojaramillo1853]

Can you add more sugar after the three weeks to keep the process going to get some stronger mead??@step one survival

[@happyhippie79]

Is that just brewer's yeast?

[@familyfarms9791]

Will the Meade be sweet or be bitter.

[@StepOneSurvival]

Sweet but you can make it different by adding a different yeast.

[@craigbetts1586]

interesting something to think about and does it taste good

[@StepOneSurvival]

Its great

[@yamahaedd]

I make wine I use turbo yeast and u forgot to add water to the air lock it need the water to keep bugs out they get trapped in the water in the air lock not trolling just giving some helpful info but good job so far SST.

[@christiansands7172]

Kittyl litter Container bleached cleaned w a lid ok?

[@StepOneSurvival]

I'm sure if you sanitized it well

[@joelferguson7965]

Thanks for the video! That's exactly what I was looking for. The packets were yeast right? Are they a standard amount, or do I need to look for something specific?

[@12gaboomstick27]

what would the alcohol % be

[@argoscenturian6535]

Ever added fruit to your mix ?or just homey and water

[@StepOneSurvival]

Yeah

[@DavidThomasTimmer]

Straining doesn’t work everyone says because the micro organism go through the mesh. Everyone says racking is better. Is it?

[@StepOneSurvival]

I've never had a problem my way.

[@blackriflemensorganization6139]

What revolver is that on your hip? I will definitely be trying this recipe! Thanks!

[@norton750cc]

After years of makin stuff, do the diligence on sugar content, dont overload it, yeast dies if its overloaded with sugar. All the cleaning and doo dahs is horseshit. The best shiners made great shine in wooden barrels and no disinfectant. I make red wine from welches grape juice from the supermarket, , add same amount of sugar that the juice has in it, that will pan out at 10%abv, a bit more might hit 15%.........Use wine yeast... beer yeast pegs out at about 10% , no airlocks , use gallon water jugs and leave the cap a bit slack, let the CO2 escape. Keep warm. cold kills the yeast. When the bubblin stops, put in a cold place for a day,or more, let the shit settle, syphon off and let settle more, if you want clear wine add finings, but its really not necessary. Humans have made wine forever without chemicals, If I have a few glasses too many of home made wine I dont suffer, store wine is terrible. Hope this helps. Gallon water containers are cool, free and they wash out clean, use hot water. Dont use acidic fruit juice like pineapple, they suck, stick to red fruits like berries and plums, Honey for mead is great, but dont over sugar it, a lot of honey is fake, its corn syrup. Apple juice is great, makes a wine like the best grape whites. The romans did just fine without all the hype, drink your mistakes.......

[@MrGiXxEr]

Still wasting yeast I see. There is absolutely no reason to be using more than 1 pack for a 5 gallon batch especially the way things are going right now with supplies of everything running out.

[@guns4funcajanajustin]

Perfect timeing. Were did you get the mixer for the drill. How did it taste?

[@StepOneSurvival]

Coat hanger

[@guns4funcajanajustin]

Thanks

[@rebeccaiya8731]

Yes this looks good.my neighbor made blackberry/blueberry wine.it was delish.i have 5 gallons of persimmons in my freezer from last fall & my fruit trees should all bear fruit this year.exciting.blessings to you all BA