Making Basic Mead | Honey Wine | Mead Recipe

Beer brewing with Buddy is taking a trip to the sweeter side of life. We are making MEAD today! A basic mead recipe that anyone can make. It takes just a few ingredients and a little bit of time and you will have your own sweet sipping alcoholic beverage to enjoy on those warm evenings.
#thedenmanhomestead #mead #homebrew #winemaking #honeywine
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Wine Yeast: amzn.to/3Mof20U

[@debslinker8718]

Buddy you're amazing and I love that Stephanie was so surprised that her mouth fell open when you recited your story. Love y'all ❤❤❤❤❤

[@carmendoyle9786]

He is a great father and husband! Wish there was more men like him !

[@debbiec1303]

My mouth fell also. Amazing memory.

[@stephanieraymoure5886]

I love Buddy’s sense of humor! 😂😂😂

[@DannaK247]

We're in agreement. I don't like raisins. I never told my 3 daughters that I didnt like raisins. I would put the small boxes of raisins in their lunches. They would bring the raisins home. I quickly learned that they too didnt like raisins.

[@pattipowell7788]

Buddy is a trip! You never know what information is stored in that brain of his! You two are amazing for each other and thank you both for sharing The Denman Homestead with us! Sending Blessings!💜

[@trinademonbreun7988]

You two are awesome together.

[@MarieLuvsNate]

Good Morning Stephanie and Buddy ❤

[@buddydenman9301]

Good morning!

[@Carolbearce]

Buddy you crack me up. Stephanie I don’t know how you keep a straight face while you do these videos with Buddy. What a team!!

[@monabrown5710]

LOL! My ancestors approve this episode. Skål 🍯 BTW I loved the recitation of the prelude to Beowulf. My prof would probably have given you an A++

[@lorenemorrissey1007]

Love watching you guys. Buddy is hilarious, love Stephanie trying to remain serious. Your videos bring an array of different things.

[@karencuster6030]

The Viking story was great. Good for a trivia party….one of the questions … something people don’t know about Buddy. Very interesting video. I wish I could taste the outcome.

[@carrieshipman9340]

Love you two! I'm learning so much from your channel. Love the viking look.

[@WarmFuzzyVibes]

Keep us up on the progress of the mead! 😄👍

[@christileneabrahams6416]

Oooo I love raisins. Just snacking or in my coleslaw, hot cross buns,raisin loaf, fruitcake etc etc etc.

[@lynda207]

Buddy!!!! That is was amazing you remember the intro! You need to video the entire thing. Share some history.

[@annemariefleming]

Mead is thought to originate in Egypt. Jars with mead redidue was found years ago by archeologists in the Nile valley. I make it myself sometimes, using figs instead of raisins..

[@buddydenman9301]

Very cool! We should try figs next.

[@2bornot2b60]

You two are just a bucket of knowledge, which I love to learn from you two. Thanks for sharing.

[@marybroussard043]

Good Morning Stephanie & Buddy! You two balance each other out perfectly. Buddy is hilarious😂 Have a wonderful day☀️

[@buddydenman9301]

Thank you so much!

[@jennifersmall7909]

Buddy you Stephanie are great 👍 😂

[@marybroussard043]

@@jennifersmall7909 they are…I love their calm demeanor.

[@carolerice9596]

Hi Buddy and Stephanie, thank you for the entertainment and the education. Love your videos have a great day.

[@nada7.077]

You two are so funny and cute. Love the diversity of your videos! ❤️🙏

[@patriciagreen2627]

I am so excited! I have always wanted to know what mead was! I had no idea. I am a fan of the show Vikings. I am interested to see how your product develops.

[@cinb3448]

You two are so fun to watch! I look forward to your videos! 😊

[@christinekockler7100]

Wow Buddy that was pretty impressive! Lol. You guys crack me up! I love your channel and look forward to what you’re going to be doing next!

[@shirleylipscomb6212]

WOW !! I truly enjoy all of your Theatrics ... Makes me laugh and smile and to think How cool it would be to meet y'all in person :) I agree Raisins are so EEEWWW ..........Buddy, you're so amazing .... Steph that was an original surprise when your mouth fell open when Buddy started reciting ' Beowolf ' ... Love y'all

[@brendamosure7218]

Viking Buddy, that has a great ring to it. Interesting, I just enjoy watching Buddy make you laugh Steph, must be a hoot in your house. I watch for entertainment purposes as I don't drink but I am sure there are a few of us that will give that a try. Luv ya guys and keep the entertainment coming ❤️ 💙 💜

[@carolslivorski4236]

Thank you for the edutainment! Lol. I love history based stories and mead is what they drank as the river water was so polluted they only had water to drink in the country if they put their outhouses far away from the well. I am always pleasantly surprised by the two of you in the videos!

[@sylviabrown7225]

Buddy u surely look like a Viking that’s the first thing I thought of when I 1st saw u 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@joannemicalizzi5129]

That humor gallops in the Morrow family lol

[@karenbarnes5517]

Wow!!!!! Almost like moonshine 🤣🤣🥂

[@elizabethcox1436]

Buddy, What is well learned is never forgotten. 😀

[@mel49ers]

Oh thank you for the laugh to start my dad an week Buddy makes me laugh an that is good

[@kp-ue3xn]

Your shocked expression at Buddy's recitation.. bonus. 😆😆😆

[@reneejeantravis2033]

you two are so funny , and fun to watch !

[@megslittlehouseinthecountry]

I loved Buddy in costume! That was a hoot! Very interesting in how you make mead. It does have a long history in European culture. Very interesting, and I'm amazed that Buddy can still recite Beowolf in Old English. 💖💖💖

[@kimmccanless6209]

Hey y'all 👋 Enjoyed watching this video. There is always so much to learn from y'all guys !! You did good 😎🤓😎

[@thedenmanhomestead]

Thanks Kim!

[@angelaware4403]

Good morning Stephanie and Buddy 😊

[@steveberdie7745]

Norma here. This brought me right back to my Old English class in college. Beowulf and Grendel in Mead Hall. Our Professor read that story to us in Old English too. Very interesting to see the process. You two are into everything.,

[@sarahjaneyoung8566]

It's great that y'all brew your own mead. I have a friend who is a Brew Master and he is always experimenting but i love his mead and wine's. Have a good one

[@SUZYRIDE]

mucho hilariOso 😂 Learn while you Laugh! Laugh as you Learn! Love you guys! ❤ Keep them coming

[@danabloom3383]

I love this video . Interesting and funny 😂

[@claire0donovan117]

Tried it once .Normans came to lreland and gave us the recipy and tradition ,also what passed on to family Hymacromatos,effects to much iron in the liver ,can cause liver cancer ,brother died of it .They liked to travel 🧳,nice people .Thank you for showing us how .☘️💚👋🌎

[@theresahvassman9965]

That was educational and fun watching Buddy

[@jerrigeiger5234]

Lol that was great! I'm surprised that you didn't add Auger Lilies to it Buddy! 🤣🥰❤

[@thedenmanhomestead]

🤣

[@sharondoner439]

Hi Stephanie and Buddy Happy Wednesday I always learn something from y'all's channel I love watching y'all You never know what's going to be happening but you do know it's going to be fun thank you for putting a smile on my face today God bless catch you on the next one❤❤❤❤😊

[@rlevi0618]

Aye! Me tummy’s growling. 😋

[@venus4388]

Very interesting video. Thank you. Loved Buddy’s Viking cape. Cheers❣️

[@kalibrady]

Hey Steph and Buddy. This was a awesome video as always. You can learn so much from your videos. Especially how to live a self sufficient lifestyle. Love learning so many cool new things ya make it so funny. Buddy loving the outfit lol

[@stephaniemckee-akafarmgirl]

Interesting…I’ve never heard of mead before! Thank you for sharing! 😄

[@donnabac]

Memorized part of Beowulf in Sr. English, 1967. 😁 I still remember it.

[@jeanenecasas5694]

I really enjoy yall videos yall teach me alot love your family l am from valdosta ga I fill like yall are my family too

[@Midgette_Rocap]

I once had a friend who would do flavored mead and beers back in the 90's. It was so delicious. He would.make several different kinds if each then we would get together and have taste test on a Saturday afternoon. BBQ and friends gathering memories

[@karenbarnes5517]

Buddy I’m like Stephanie WOW… 😮😂

[@Miauwies]

You two are the example of how it should be in a relationship. ❤ Wowww Buddy your old English was so cooool. See I knew you were a viking. 😛 It would be so much fun to make the mead one time. 😀 I have drink this once but got sick, to much alcohol and to sweet, but the taste was really nice with some herbs in it too.

[@dianehammack2188]

Hi Stephanie and Buddy. That was really interesting. I enjoyed it alot. I wish I could taste it when it's ready. I'll look forward to the updates. Buddy, your Beowulf was kick butt.

[@charlotteefurstonberg9188]

Buddy has me giggling like Lester( lil school girl) 😂 that looks yummy 😋

[@PLJS2018]

Buddy that was very cool!!Stephanie y’all come up with some pretty cool stuff never seen never heard of Meade this is Neat!!

[@terrihinton7126]

Wow Buddy/Steph,that was awesome th so cool.stay safe.

[@donnabaker6252]

We have an Ethiopian Restaurant here in Ottawa - great food that serves Mead. They say there is evidence of it dating to 7th century BC in China. But they say it had its roots in Africa long before that.

[@vondajohnson535]

Wow that was amazing Buddy, that old English language is cool 😎 lol 😆 we love your videos so much♥️♥️♥️

[@eddavanleemputten9232]

Great video! I really enjoyed it! Just one tiny note: raisins will add excellent body to your mead but the amount you added is in no way sufficient to provide enough nutrients to your mead to keep the yeast happy. It’s more or less equivalent to giving 1/4 a kiddie’s Flintstone vitamin tablet to an adult for a whole month and expecting that adult to have enough vitamins to stay healthy on a diet that solely consists of crackers or French fries. The adult won’t starve, but by the end of that month, (s)he’ll probably have issues. If you want to provide nutrients and don’t want to basically make raisin mead or don’t want to buy something like Fermaid O, you can boil up some baker’s yeast and add that to your fermenter. The boiling kills the baker’s yeast. Yeast feeds on it’s own. They’re cannibals. Feeding them dead yeast isn’t as good as commercially available yeast nutrient, but it’ll get you a whole lot further than just the raisins. I’d still recommend adding the raisins though, because they provide great body to a mead. Thanks for the video!

[@tammymeador1651]

Buddy, you are a man of many talents. Stephanie was impressed too. Love your channel and all the unique things you share with us. especially Stephanie's Fried Green Tomatoes

[@jillrip]

My dad makes homemade wine from different fruits. I can attest to when the fermentation bucket or carboy bubbles over that there is a terribly sticky mess! Never had anything explode, though. Thank goodness!

[@janetstevens5990]

You just never know what Buddy is going to say...you two are so funny together..I wonder if Buddy was always this comical..

[@thedenmanhomestead]

Oh yes. He's always making me laugh

[@larryfeeks6620]

Very cool! I never knew what mead was made of.

[@roxannelomas8918]

Buddy you missed our calling as a comedian. I love you two so much. Made my day so much better. Hi Luna

[@angelagreene581]

Buddy, your Olde English recitation was impressive

[@terryjenna4494]

Good morning Stephanie and Buddy and family ☕🌞🌻Happy Mother's day again and hope you got very spoiled💐🌺🌹My parents made blackberry wine, beet wine and dandelion wine! They used raisins as well even in the wines and made it in a 5 gal crock! I made the fresh picked grapes wine 🍇I had some homemade root beer bottles explode, what a noise ,kabang! And what a mess! Thank you for sharing, you 2 are a riot😁that was awesome Buddy on your viking introduction! Loved it🥰

[@buddydenman9301]

Thanks!

[@shellyhuckabay3819]

❤❤❤

[@MAKfalcon1]

Hi guys! Thanks for the entertaining and informative video. You rock! Peace out ✌

[@traceewolf1142]

Good morning, Steph and Buddy! Very neat that Buddy can remember quotes from Beowulf from his school days.!

[@birmagustafsson5807]

You can use fruits in mead aswell, you don't have to use raisins only. I have heard that drinking mead can give you a headache you won't forget as a hangover, but I don't know that personally. Did you know that the word Skål, pronounced Skole, means a bowl, the drinking bowl that was used to take oaths with or affirm the loyalty between the chieftain and his men. The chieftain filled the bowl up so it would last from the chieftain drinking to the last man in the circle drinking, and the chieftain taking the last drink, and it had to be empty after his last sip. A bit of drinking magic confirming that all men were indeed loyal to the chieftain. If the bowl emptied too soon or had too much left in the end the chieftain could be replaced, since he couldn't measure correctly how much his men would drink. Tough times, the Viking era!!! 😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@deborahnye3208]

Good morning guys!! Would love to try mead one day. I Love honey and wine (sweet)

[@jimmcclure7720]

That sounds tasty. Have never had mead but would like to give it a try. I need to find a home brewer....lol The shirts tell a tale.

[@sharononeill449]

You guys never stop awesome ❤️🐄🐓🌻🐐🦚🐝🐈‍⬛🦆🐷

[@radawhite5681]

Wow I know nothing about this very interesting learn something new every day ❤

[@heidiDonato]

love the video very interesting

[@pattdunn9845]

I love mead ! I don't think I would ever make it, though. I didn't understand some of what you were saying. Would have liked all the steps (weeks)together in one video to explain it a little better, though. Good luck with your mead. But I was impressed with Buddy's viking character. Especially the poem....you win the internet. 😆

[@TheBuddyd]

Thanks Patt! And yes we are planning a video that shows each step as we get to the end of the mead making process.

[@michelletorres154]

Wow this was very interesting thank you for sharing I can not wait to see part 2 and Buddy were you a Game Of Thrones fan. I definitely was and you remind me of Jon Snow if you did watch it. You both are amazing and I enjoy your videos very much 💜🦋

[@thedenmanhomestead]

He absolutely is! He read all the books too

[@naomigedeon7867]

Good morning Stephanie and Buddy truly loved the honey wine making video, never had honey wine it sounds so good. Buddy you make a great viking. Have a great day, be safe love you all

[@jenniferbrake1109]

My god, Jon Snow got nothing on Buddy! Buddy is a more handsomer version!!! Love it!! ❤

[@twylaking8148]

Good morning. New to your channel. Very interesting video. ❤ Oregon follower!!!

[@buddydenman9301]

Welcome!

[@elainebouley4002]

As Lester would say , that’s very edutaining😂

[@tabathahagan6913]

I must say Buddy you are so funny... And Stephanie just follows thru with whatever... So funny guys.... Loved the video...❤❤❤❤❤

[@VeronicaRonniDorval2638]

Very interesting

[@lalousiane7118]

That's impressive Buddy that you not only remember the words, but are spot on in your pronouncement. You could pass for a Viking, but you'd have to color your hair blonde. 😂😂👍💜🤗

[@kp-ue3xn]

Very entertaining tutorial.. 💚💚💚

[@tesshoffman6470]

Buddy you look like a true Viking warrior

[@tracitries9514]

OMGee, I just love y’all. 😂

[@suzanneishmael485]

Fun, never heard of this.

[@karenfrench1963]

Thanks!

[@thedenmanhomestead]

Aww! Thank you so much!

[@Tassen2]

You should try adding dryed apples, raisins, meadosweet, it wil give a more authentic taste.👍

[@marjoriegoodman7708]

I was waiting for Buddy to do a mic drop after reciting the Vikings story.

[@merleensammon8759]

Love you guys ❤❤❤❤

[@debbierussell2139]

Great video!, After a search we finally found a bottle of mead to taste. I had never heard of it and assumed it was a beer. Anyways I found this very interesting and entertaining too..good job Buddy and Steph!,

[@debslinker8718]

Very valuable lesson. I love y'all teaching us and showing us how to make this 😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mandsb69]

Love you too 😂❤

[@sueyoung8697]

I love beowolf

[@cherylekelly4564]

U make a cool viking.greatjob on ur English project

[@sandymanning8744]

💕💕💕

[@micheleyoung6118]

❤

[@donnaterrell9545]

Buddy is so funny