How to Make Your Own Mead

[@ModernRogue]

If you want to be the perfect modern rogue, you need the ability to mix any drink. When your special someone asks for a drink, what're you gonna do? Get them a lukewarm PBR from a floating keg? Are you gonna grab a red solo cup and pour equal parts margarita mix and failure? HELL NO. You're gonna make the perfect lemon drop, mojito, martini, you name it. And you'll have the all-in-one tool to make anything: The Bar10der. With 10 essential tools--including jiggers, a knife, zester, strainer, and muddler--The Bar10der gives you everything you need to keep up with our favorite bartender Trever. We're giving away Bar10ders to two lucky winners of our free giveaway, just signup at gimme.scamstuff.com (no purchase necessary, ends 3/22/2018 EXTENDED!). For more info on the Bar10der: www.scamstuff.com/products/the-bar10der Congrats to our winners of the Get Out Of Jail cards: Thomas Laws, Syed Mustafa, Omar Guillen, Klisk Midori, Jesse Hogate, Noah Wer, Nick Morgan, Isaiah Aguirre, Garrett VanFleet, and Ryan Wehking.

[@hadenwilson7278]

Mead is cheap, delicious, and super alcoholic. I make a malomel that's 19%abv. Lavalin 1118 is the yeast i would recommend.

[@lordtourettes4463]

Second like

[@lilmoeszyslak4810]

Does the kit include a tasting stick? Every modern rogue needs one

[@joshclingermayer6091]

Nope. Shes getting warm pbr.

[@MDJ5]

Too much clove will make it taste like honey dipped potpourri. I've found that 2 whole, dried cloves in a 5 gal carboy is perfect - it's there but not over-powering.

[@KevinBelhor]

Bar owner: What are your qualifications for our bartender position? Me: I have consumed all of the base properties of mead.

[@valkrae4876]

i am the 300th like on this its not important but im proud of it

[@KevinBelhor]

I love you son/daughter. And I’m proud of you. Let’s go get ice cream.

[@valkrae4876]

@@KevinBelhor thanks dad/mom i like chocolate ice cream the best

[@kalypso4133]

okay alien

[@Coentjemons]

Im a legitimate bartender!

[@michaelc.4321]

“I’d be a lot warmer and a lot happier with a belly full of mead.”

[@bobthebuilder1360]

Random stuff with Michael Skyrim lit

[@catluva74]

That guy would love this video

[@Artrysa]

I always like to have a few mead on me, and when they say that line i just putpocket a bottle of mead into their pocket. A nice little surprise.

[@lewissmith5759]

YOU HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES ABOUT SKYRIM AND HER PEOPLE! WHAT SAY YOU IN YOUR DEFENCE?

[@Artrysa]

I say that it's "against" Skyrim and her people. What say YOU in YOUR defense? Impersonating a guard is punishable by imprisonment and depending on the intent even by death.

[@justanotherhuman2000]

Okay, so... 2 1/2 years ago I watched this video. It came out 4 days before my 18th birthday(which here in The Great White North is the legal drinking age). I was so fascinated by how easy it was to make homemade alcohol that I was sold. So on March 13th 2018 exactly, I made my first batch of Mead. I have never tasted it, and haven’t broken the seal that I kept them in to age for 2 1/2 years. This weekend I’ll be doing it tho and finally bottling them. When I tested the alcoholic volume when I first transferred it into a better keg I measured it at 14% 😅 a little stronger than I thought, but hey it worked! Anyways, just wanted to share that someone out there actually followed your instructions and successfully made a batch of mead and am pretty hooked on the art of honey wine brewing. Thanks Guys for the many years of entertainment and knowledge. It’s been like 4-5 years now I’ve been a subscriber, and I’m excepted to die a Modern Rogue. MOOOOODEEERRRRNNNN ROOOOOOGUUUEEE

[@theeyebro]

How was it?

[@justanotherhuman2000]

@@theeyebro too watery 😂 that’s okay tho, I just give it away to my relatives so they can “enjoy” it

[@OlPalJoe]

@Carson Zimmerman 14 to 18 the legal drinking age where he is

[@delly2088]

@@OlPalJoe sounds like Canada

[@dannygjk]

You're in Quebec?

[@xamol732]

“its very easy to make” the mother who just bought her 12 year old yeast and honey 👁👄👁

[@ShareReachCommunity]

😹😹💯

[@wokedog1799]

How'd it turn out?

[@shineayandrews1869]

"I have consumed the base properties of mead." I love this.

[@luvnotvideos]

Our first ever brewing project was mead made from Florida honey that had a slightly orange flavor due to the orange groves the bees pollinated. We let it sit a little over 3 years... wondering if we were crazy or if we'd end up with nasty yellow-orange vinegar water. Let me tell you - don't be afraid to let that stuff sit for several years. We finally pulled that carboy from the basement, poured a couple of glasses for our anniversary, and Oh Wow... Pure Ambrosia!!! If you have a chance to use flavored honey - the real stuff made by bees that feed on specific plants, not the artificially flavored stuff - you won't be sorry. Clover, thistle, rose, orange, etc., all make pretty great simple meads.

[@maxmagnus777]

hey what yest did you use?

[@y33t23]

@@maxmagnus777 I wonder as well

[@maxmagnus777]

@@y33t23 I've found yest that is general and one for vine, they are both with self destruct when they reach some lvl of ph or sweetness. They did cost me 1-2$. I did not make any vine because of... 2020 reasons. I will try to find the bag. It has strange German name.

[@CitySteadingBrews]

To calculate how much honey produces how much alcohol... just remember that on average, honey will add .035 gravity per pound, in a gallon of must. So, they added 3 lbs of honey, that would be a gravity of about 1.105. If that were to ferment "dry" or 1.000 being neutral gravity (no more sugar left) then there would be about 13.8% alcohol by volume in that mead. The formula to calculate that is (Original Gravity minus Final Gravity) multiplied by 131.25 equals ABV of your mead, wine... beer, whatever. Thanks for the video guys, love the entertainment value and glad to see he kept it pretty simple, aka, didn't add a bunch of chemicals!

[@rosierojas7757]

Great presentation! Mead was so prevalent and so important in ancient times that when a couple were to marry, part of the dowry for the marriage would be a month’s supply of mead, this would help to ensure a smooth transition into married life.......we still refer to this “month of honey” as the Honeymoon

[@margaretburnham5683]

That’s really neat!

[@Onager-xv3gz]

That's not a true story. Its still a colorful tale but, alass, it just isn't true. Just like wedding rings.

[@drpibisback7680]

​@@Onager-xv3gzThe way you phrased that was like you were saying wedding rings themselves are fictional.

[@Onager-xv3gz]

@@drpibisback7680 Sorry, let me clarify. Wedding rings and a honeymoon are real both real things. The commonly told story of each, however, are not correct. The stories of both coming to be are fantasized versions that many think could make sense.

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

​@@Onager-xv3gzI mean.. it totally could make sense. And let's be honest here... none of the "normal" wedding shit makes a damn bit of sense anyways😂

[@FisherOfPeople]

Here's what I learned during my 2 1/2 years in prison over a youtube video. To make great pruno, I learned through trial and error the perfect recipe. A veteran prisoner who had 20 years in prison under his belt told me I made the strongest liquor he ever had. Use store bought jelly. For every one bottle of jelly add 3 bottles of water using the empty jelly bottle to measure your water. Keep in a very warm place, between 75 and 95 degrees. No less than 75 degrees. The warmer the climate the stronger it will be, and the quicker it will ferment. In prison I worked in the boiler room which was very, very warm 24/7. I made my best pruno during that time. Once your batch starts fermenting, let it keep fermenting for at least 7 days or until it stops bubbling/fermenting. If you're pruno is sweet to the taste and/or sticky on your skin, then it's NOT done. You don't want to taste sugar. That means the yeast didn't finish fermenting it OR you put too much sugar in it. Yeast will die after a certain alcohol content is reached in your batch, regardless of how much sugar you put in it, and believe me, a little sugar goes a long way. If you drink a batch that has too much unfermented sugar in it, you can get a bad stomach ache, and some serious, serious heart burn. I've been through it. Now, the same measurements apply for mead. For every one bottle of honey, add 3 bottles of water using the same honey bottle to measure your water. I make my pruno using honey, and jelly. Jelly gives it a wine look/taste, and honey gives it a good kick. The end product is a very smooth, clean taste, and most importantly, it is a clean smooth buzz. I drank 5 bottles once and passed out at work (in prison).

[@Stranger_1]

How did you get your yeast?

[@jrwoodysstuff5837]

@@Stranger_1 if he could get jelly he could probably get bread too

[@JeffarryLounder]

@@Stranger_1 Or it just naturally fermented from random yeast in the environment.

[@kapete4447]

Interesting to know

[@Imachowderhead]

I make a mean toilet Chardonnay.

[@y33t23]

Underage kids: *Write that down, write that down!*

[@smugly6793]

Can confirm

[@mchackers4267]

@@smugly6793 same

[@joelerk6298]

@@smugly6793 yessir

[@mika-lw7pd]

Yeah pretty much

[@anothercub6958]

Lol, you're not wrong...

[@ted5610]

just the look on Brian's face at 29:50 when he looks into the cup of the sweeter mead and says "dangerous" cracks me up

[@PaulyM856]

"I have consumed all of the base properties of mead." Gents, Please don't stop making this show. I love your videos. SO much. :3

[@TheStrangerous]

We love you right back!

[@PaulyM856]

Thanks for the reply!! You made my day Jason! (yes, we're on a first name basis here. :) ) Also, I love how Brian's having a heart attack with the tasting stick and honey bit. XD

[@charlesboldman1368]

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[@evilgary747]

"The sons of Skyrim spill their own blood"

[@giulianoluponio7]

The 'tasting stick' and all subsequent laughter are one of the greatest reasons for me to subscribing to a channel, ever.

[@TheDymed]

Agreed.

[@TheStraycat74]

that was pretty funny, but I Cringed HARD when he cross contaminated the second honey buy dipping it without washing 'his finger' off first.

[@gloriaborger6192]

@@TheStraycat74 haha i know!! All that sanitation for nothing

[@DustinHarms]

I was basically dying of laughter. Such a great moment. xD

[@parkera5907]

Same

[@reagan1316]

I'm more of a Honningbrew man myself

[@matthewmills7876]

Reag C i agree my fellow nord

[@codyminecrack248]

Honey ftw. I'm trying honey now and it's taking a little longer to brew, any idea why? Usually use cane sugar .

[@scrambles6669]

Black-Briar Reserve TM

[@gamerforlife6996]

Black briar ftw

[@leviathanxyzzy4993]

You can tell an uneducated nord wrote this comment. After a long day of slaying dragons I much more prefer drinking Black-Briar mead. Buy it at your local vendor.

[@f.a.kefacebook5688]

Living in the backwoods of PA, as I do, I'm no stranger to making mead. I like to back-sweeten it with more honey & berry juice, from plants in my back yard. Sometimes I use elderberry, sometimes wild raspberry, sometimes cherry. I tend to ignore the finer, more technical aspects of it, so it was no real surprise when I made a batch that clearly had a very extreme alcohol content to it. My wife had two wine glasses of it, and ended up with the spins. I always use champagne yeast, and don't chemically stabilize it, just let it run 'til it dies. Not sure what the content was with that batch, but when I bottled it, I labeled it "Snake Bite Mead." It wouldn't cure snake bite, but if you could get the snake to drink it, He'd be too damn drunk to strike straight.

[@factahhh]

You suffer from a deplorable excess of personality

[@Rolly.Polly.]

You have problems. No one cares

[@AdamPopowski]

how long before the yeast stops on its own?

[@freshlysaltedfishing8500]

merica

[@hotlover000000000000]

The man is telling an amusing story and y'all are angry for no reason whatsoever.

[@catsnorkel]

"sanitise everything" "ok now I'll double dip this random bit of junk from my workshop in the ingredients, and mix it with my saliva"

[@jgilly3362]

@Joe Kittelson nah he's got a valid point if correct on what they said and done

[@temporarychannelname8620]

Like he said. Mead is a bit more loosey goosey

[@marcandrei8061]

Use the child hand as a tasting stick *FBI* : *HEAVY BREATHING*

[@JangotheHunt3r]

It's a changeling sir

[@thomasmiller1263]

Changeling I'd like to destroy

[@somerandom7063]

Ch - ild not Child

[@HeyerSolutions]

@@thomasmiller1263 WHAT....

[@thomasmiller1263]

@@HeyerSolutions CH.I.L.D

[@OldBuford]

i thought i was just clicking on an instructional video of how mead is made but i ended up being thoroughly entertained and enlightened and gained another channel in my sub feed!

[@ModernRogue]

This just made my day. Thanks.

[@TheMegaloYT]

You and me both, my dude!

[@nicholasmarion8468]

The Modern Rogue are we getting a follow up video of how your mead is doing? I made mead using this video and it came out very well. And I guess fast, month and a half finish.

[@Rclay0129]

I died at “I. Have. Diarrhea.” 😂😂

[@Metalhammer1993]

hey guys did you try your mead already? we wanna know how it turned out!

[@robertgirtakovskis1670]

“I never had mead” Both, simultaneously: “REALLY?” That was really cool

[@Remi0dd6]

I'm surprised no one called jinx

[@Joshua-hz3cl]

They did retakes to get it

[@rizzorizzo2311]

Me and my roommate in Afghanistan made quite a bit of Meade. We ordered some champagne yeast and some other brewing chemicals and made about 20 gallons over a year. The highest ABV we were able to get was 18. It also gave the worst hangover in human history so I only actually drank it once and gave the rest away.

[@rocksteadyish]

The hangover is from the high methanol levels

[@milessmith6611]

@@rocksteadyish methanol occurs in distillation, not fermentation

[@milessmith6611]

@@sebastiano-_- I know, but that’s what I meant

[@TommyCallaway]

How to modern rogue: Get a best friend and have entertaining banter over drinks. Love you guys.

[@TheStrangerous]

Tommy Callaway We Love you back.

[@michaelsparkson]

And in a few years we learn it's a Mythbuster situation and they actually hate each other.

[@Fluffisnoterm]

+M McDonald Nope. Not Shwood and Murphy. These dudes spend time together when they're not on the job.

[@trevormeeks7406]

Fights with a sword, has a beard, and makes mead. This guys business card should read “Anthony Bounomo, Texas Viking”

[@ModernRogue]

YES!

[@SkullQueen_Chloe]

It Does. I've seen it. It's printed in the blood of his enemies. looks really badass.

[@gatecharb8384]

Vikings don't exist anymore.

[@SkullQueen_Chloe]

Yes We Do! RAID AND PILLAGE! FOR ODIN!

[@gatecharb8384]

Terrell Pinder shut up you cringe kid.

[@benhoffmann3821]

21 year old American: “Can’t wait to finally drink alcohol legally” 14 year old German:”Is this some American joke I’m too German to understand”

[@zaksilva1557]

Why is the 21 year old still waiting to drink legally?

[@Youtube.Commen-tater]

Zak Silva Who said they waited?

[@zaksilva1557]

@@KZbin.Commen-tater six words in Einstein

[@Youtube.Commen-tater]

Zak Silva Fortuitously, the fifth word extrapolated doubt

[@augustjschroeder]

Isn't the drinking age in Germany 16?

[@TomboFry]

Murphy: *Says something, anything* Brushwood: *Starts giggling off-camera*

[@NochSoEinKaddiFan]

I feel like the concept of the show is, Brian and Jason start with a quite interesting and/ or novel subject and then Jason makes it weird and Brian breaks down crying; sometimes in laughter... This show is the best xD And I am inclined to try it, seems simple enough...

[@TheStrangerous]

Best of luck! Glad you're enjoying the show.

[@onyxzephyrus2854]

I think you perfectly summed up this show

[@nissayeet466]

High schoolers : mom csn you get me yeast honey and water Mom: why honey Highschooler : i saw a fun diy Mom: okay

[@MythicalHex]

I'd be less curious about the honey and more the yeast

[@oisinnewport8668]

You missed a great pun opportunity with the why honey

[@sirvelociraptor2590]

Hello

[@thallan]

Kvass is much cheaper, simpler and faster

[@nuclearbeige3038]

You can buy brewing yeast on amazon/eBay lavilin d47 is a good one as well as d1118 champagne yeast you can buy 10 packs very cheap like 9-10 bucks. Or if you are ghetto buy bread yeast from the store

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

11:06 when I realized these guys had started drinking a whole lot earlier. 😂

[@angelorellana8171]

A modern rogue drinks before they drink

[@stevethepirate2875]

As someone that has made a lot of mead, I'd like to add two things. One: It's best not to disturb it after it starts to give off CO2 bubbles. It will have a lot of CO2 in liquid suspension, and moving it too aggressively can cause them to be released. Think mentos in a bottle of diet coke and you have the visual of what can happen. Two: I would advise long-term aging in glass, not plastic. This is something you're going to be drinking and alcohol is a powerful solvent. Over the course of a year's aging it can start to make plastic release some of the petroleum bases it's made from. You would taste that as an "off flavor" or bad aftertaste. The old gallon glass apple juice jugs worked beautifully for this. The glass office water cooler bottles from the past were even better since you could make more mead in one. Or if you like you can get a 5-gallon glass carboy from any brewing supply, and (unless you drop it) it will last you forever. Or a 14-gallon Demijohn. Now we're talking. Happy mead making.

[@joe6002]

as someone who's interested in making their own mead, how long does the stuff keep for? Also when transferring to glass to age do you need to use the sterilizer used in the video on the glass? They might have mentioned it but do you need to strain your mead or anything to get the yeast out or does that stuff just dissolve? Sorry for all the questions, any answers would be greatly appreciated!

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

Sooooo... the 75% of all HARD liquors sitting in the liquor store in plastic bottles are all dissolving their plastic bottles huh?😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's a negatory honcho. Some of the strongest acids and solvents in the world are stored in plastic bottles. Not all plastics are the same. I'm guessing you aged a bad tasting batch in plastic and blamed the plastic?😂

[@micahphilson]

Wait, that guy teaches medieval weapon martial arts *_and_* makes mead?! I'm moving to Texas, I want to be best friends with this guy!

[@TheStrangerous]

Micah Philson Anthony is great.

[@Aliraldd992]

most people in my hema comunity, in italy, are into homebrewing and producing mead and various liquor...i think the two things go hand in hand

[@micahphilson]

Jason, man, first Trevor, now Anthony, I actually need to be best friends with *you* guys first, you know where to find all the coolest people!

[@yevanasvetya5486]

i guess when Anthony cant slash someone, he probably invite them over for the mead but with a little twist of cyanide in the other cup.

[@admiralpercy]

He strikes me as a little more introverted than that.

[@jamesbarnousky1270]

I watch this channel about once every six months and every time I come back to see Brian looking like a normal human being and say "Wait, that's the Scam School guy" after about twenty seconds.

[@ajkcool]

RIP Guile haircut

[@dirtdawg420]

I just realized he’s the scam school guy wtf you just blew my mind

[@anxietyprimev6983]

When I saw that bottle that said it had a sarsaparilla flavor I immediately thought of Sunset Sarsaparilla. I mean, I know that’s actually a flavor in root beer, but I don’t think we should just be stopping at Skyrim references here.

[@fartmaster6986]

It’s fallout btw not skyrim

[@illujion6516]

Is that why the Smith wouldnt take my bottle caps?

[@AqvaSerpentis]

TheAirsoftBear he said we shouldn’t be stopping at Skyrim references implying that he’s fully aware that he made a new vegas reference

[@drinfernodds]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[@oz_jones]

@@drinfernodds It's not personal animosity, just Hegelian dialectics.

[@richroberts7512]

It's a small thing, but I do really enjoy the slow buildup of past Modern Rogue stuff in the background. Kinda like Mythbusters, but maybe not quiiite so overwhelming. and less likely to be closed down by Discovery.

[@TheStrangerous]

Rich Roberts More to come!

[@richardpowell4281]

Finally now when I have my viking horde rampaging through the post apocalypse with our Potato-gun SUV tanks, smoke bombs, and improvised body armor we wont be thirsty when we retire to enjoy a good cigar properly :)

[@bwakel310]

Richard Powell You forgot about steaks.

[@alexfelton5299]

Gonna need some thermite

[@senpaidaddy2314]

And how to make a retro video game arcade machine

[@metanumia]

Definitely don't forget your horse-mounted archers! :)

[@justapixel1234]

Also card trick (wait wrong channel)

[@Quoth_]

The "tasting stick" had me in tears

[@TheStrangerous]

It was delicious.

[@HomemadeChemistry]

Jason Murphy You are a nasty man!

[@perpetualcowlick5678]

They defo started drinking before the start of the episode

[@sebi821]

+Quoth Offtopic, but I was wondering... Where does that symbol in your profile picture come from? I kinda remember that, but don't know where from...

[@willynebula6193]

Quoth wow just saw a face in your avatar! Now i can't unsee it

[@ishaantrivedi9968]

Jason Murphy is a Gift to this world.

[@jebdunkins6796]

When are we getting an episode on how to grow a beard, build a longship and go pillaging? XD

[@TheStrangerous]

End game!!!

[@micahphilson]

They've both shown how to grow beards on the show, it just hasn't been an episode yet.

[@fablesguykol3025]

How to grow a beard: Step one-Don't be a little bitch. Results will appear anywhere between 2-4 months depending on level of bitch-ness.

[@LucidRobYT]

I have a few how to grow a beard videos on my channel.

[@skuzzyj]

Fablesguy KOL If all else fails, blame it on your genetics

[@theunholysmirk]

hey its been two months… can we see you guys trying your mead?

[@donimovillace3577]

I wish they did and I hope they didn't forget about it

[@jkm7983]

@Mad Hatman can you post the link please

[@liamjones-tran6179]

Mad Hatman can you post the link

[@Tehbigsexy]

Where the fuck is the link

[@tonymason6637]

Try this on for size y'all. Gotta watch to the end: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3KnnWaEq9CYqqc They did forget about the mead but seemingly it turned out okay anyway.

[@gavincarroll2553]

his face when he said lets get the pruno bucket could be a meme

[@jgdragonflame]

I finally decided to actually try this. Used literally the cheapest honey I could find and bread yeast (red star active dry). I'm floored. I just racked it to age (siphoned it off the yeast into my second gallon jug, which I saved). I took a taste and even pre aging it's delicious!

[@supernova8523]

I like to make mine like the Vikings did, and only age it like a week. The “rocket fuel” taste really warms your belly

[@RaspK]

Fun fact: the consumption of alcohol is not unique to humans; we've discovered that animals also eat fermented fruit, even intentionally (which makes sense, as the initial effect on animal perceptions is pleasant). So it follows that our pregenitors also occasionally ate fermented fruit, which is important, because humans evolved a great resistance to ethanol toxicity (basically, our bodies evolved to catabolize it more effectively than most other animals); this is futhermore relevant in that ethanol is a calorific source for humans. Long story short, humans were aware of fermented stuff before we had to invent alcoholic beverages; it follows that humans toiled to invent alcoholic beverages deliberately, and that humans did so by figuring out that sweet foods ferment.

[@mischa2643]

The bees in my yard love the fermented pears. Fun to see them stumble and bumble about drunk.

[@erikriverajr559]

thanks wikipedia

[@who_is_marcus3517]

@@erikriverajr559 right? This just in: alcohol is a thing that doesn't only belong to humans.

[@BusterHuggs]

At the right time of year in my yard the squirrels start falling out of the trees they are running through.

[@AlterisSky]

KZbin rewind

[@TheNorthwestfilms]

Actually the reason why honey is self stable is due to its extremely low water content and it's slightly acidic so any bacteria that enters honey almost immediately has their cell walls ruptured due to the low water content that just wants to absorb as much water as possible.

[@TheStrangerous]

Alex G. Great info! That’s fascinating.

[@TheNorthwestfilms]

Jason Murphy It truly is a superfood. Love your videos, keep up the great work.

[@wobblysauce]

Great for cuts and other uses.

[@ObjectiveZoomer]

Alex G. But fungi don't care about osmolarity :)

[@jordanthecommander6977]

So... When are you guys going to start selling Modern Rogue taste sticks?

[@SkullQueen_Chloe]

in the year 20XX, I already pre-ordered 12.

[@ViewbobTrue]

The rogue's stick

[@i0nnation]

Brian: “I’ve never had mead” Everyone in sync: “Really?”

[@ryanm5693]

You can see how their Mead turned out (6 months later) on the video "3 Mead Cocktails" posted September 22, 2018 at minute marker 14:00

[@preshisify]

thank you

[@brianmerckx7575]

Thank you, I was about to comment to ask this.

[@magicshane52]

Me (Watching LotR when Gimili had a drinking contest with Legolas): "Gee, i wonder how mead is made?" Few Hours Later: The Modern Rogue has uploaded a new video

[@ModernRogue]

that's awesome!

[@teamcybr8375]

The Modern Rogue He should check his house for surveillance equipment.

[@dt2146]

Brian’s laugh is one of life’s greatest beauties...

[@Fluffisnoterm]

Dinto's Twin It’s like a non-murderous joker.

[@blakecarnes9400]

Thank you to Brian and Jason for inspiring me to create mead! I've been a fan for a while and I loved this video when it came out. I watch it every once in a while. My girlfriend thought it was a stupid obsession but here I am a year later. I just started my first batch yesterday and its doing great! So again thank you to the Modern Rogue lol

[@FireFoxBancroft]

"Mead, mead, mead, mead. Would it kill him to get some ale once in a while?"

[@Wrench245]

I came across some pecan flavored home brew mead. About the only downside was I had to explain why I was running around naked; it seems to sneak up on you and hit you in the head. I'll give you a challenge; absinthe.

[@TheStrangerous]

Wrench245 We should definitely do an absinthe episode.

[@skuzzyj]

Jason Murphy Maybe you can actually get people to ignore all the bad press from back in the day when the French wine makers were scared of losing business.... There's a lot of history to go over with absinth. And _La Clandestine_ is properly special stuff, if you can get it. Only type I've tried where the sugar cube is totally optional. Stuff will get you *shmammered* because of how easy it can be to drink.

[@DasVERMiT]

Ooh yes, please do an absinthe episode! I'd say the mystique around it puts it right up your guys' alley.

[@JakeSnake07]

Mate, anybody who ignores the sugarcube (or uses the "bohemian method") should be banned from drinking absinthe.

[@skuzzyj]

JakeSnake07 I was giving an example of a specific type that is so damn good on its own (obviously post-louche) that you don't even need to add the sugar. It's the only one I've had where that's possible since my other bottle (St. George) definitely needs the added sweetness of the sugar cube, as would most others. But most people aren't going to start out with such an expensive bottle of the stuff so La Clandestine is a bit of an outlier there.

[@paulvoorheis2963]

I swear you guys live in my search history. As I gain interest in a topic, y’all come out with a video on that topic within the week.

[@TheStrangerous]

Yeah, you've got some ... 'questionable' stuff if your history, my friend. ;)

[@julianr8677]

Murphy: *does literally anything* Brushwood:*Wheeze*

[@changeling7404]

I approve

[@ModernRogue]

omg

[@TheStrangerous]

HA!!!!!!

[@kevinstutzman515]

Tasting Stick ohhhhhh

[@Doron939]

Ridiculously amazing

[@SkullQueen_Chloe]

Ayy LMAO! Its tha Tasting Stick! What up homie!

[@fatshadow2062]

I tried to get my own tasting stick. Turns out I'm not allowed back in Sears.

[@formcoin606]

Low key your channel is a hidden gem that deserves more recognition due to the effort that you put in your videos.

[@TheStrangerous]

Form Coin Thanks! Please help spread the word.

[@ModernRogue]

Tell a friend!

[@denisel1553]

"Unless you're bringin' me another round, you can just keeeeep walkin'."

[@_caracalla_]

Shouldn't leave things lying around to trip over

[@nicholasfotou2980]

My friend's mom raises bees....Time to make some mead

[@theblackbaron4119]

Enjoy cougar town... How else do you think, you can acquire her honey.

[@armorhide406]

Are we gonna get a follow up now that it's been a few months and Brian and Jason can try their own mead?

[@timchaoskiller]

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[@pLanetstarBerry]

31:42 "D R I N K O F M E A N D K N O W E T E R N I T Y" well, first off, thank you for some DnD cosmic horror inspiration next time I DM a campaign...

[@monsterhiddenfromthesun210]

Niiiice.

[@ameliacampbell5246]

Please base the boss of that campaign on these three nerds making mead. That would be great!!!

[@calibribody6776]

Finally. I can be a lot warmer and a lot happier with a belly full of mead.

[@Hidyman]

It was sterile until you put your fingers in the bucket. Edit: And then I saw the tasting stick. CONTAMINATION!

[@j.r.severt5899]

Spoken like a true mycologist, lol.

[@homevalueglass3809]

I was thinking that too.

[@TheLegalAssasin]

So him putting everything back on the table was fine though?

[@MrNurseinTExas]

@@TheLegalAssasin the table was likely nothing when compared to the amount of bacteria in the human mouth. After he sucked on that finger once, he double dipped into the second container. (aside from the fact of the initial contamination when placed in the 1st container, the first time ). I would also contend that even though it was not shown in this particular video; most people when performing bio-hazard experiments ( like microbiology, or brewing ) its really important to have a clean work space. Ideally, that table should have been sanitized before they even started.

[@j.r.severt5899]

@@MrNurseinTExas Ideally sterilized in a small room with a fume hood and antimicrobial ventilation.

[@AmmoAlchemy]

I discovered your channel through this video. I thought it was going to be a regular old step by step video, but you guys kept me entertained, especially with the tasting stick. I'm actually going to be making my own batch of mead sometime soon. Also you guys should make an update video on your mead.

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

I can't wait for Making Mead pt. 2, Return of the Tasting Stick...

[@KingTut559]

"Like it's some sort of bio experiment" well technically it is a bio experiment I would say

[@kamilw2581]

“What wait really!?” - inspirational quotes with the Modern Rogue

[@fakjbf3129]

How about an episode of Modern Rogue where you learn how to play Dungeon's and Dragons, and obviously create rogue class characters.

[@TheStrangerous]

Fakjbf I don’t know if that fits into our mission statement, but ... it’s been discussed. More than once.

[@strafe_2391]

Simple, roll a D20 till you get a 20, put that in Dexterity, and your a god tier rogue at LVL 0

[@strafe_2391]

Oh and also, i might bring mead to my DND night, but ill have to brew it first, any way i can get that cherry recipe? or whatever the fuck you call a recipe for mead, POINT IS, I like cherry, although Peaches, fuck it im doing both, thanks for letting me rank Buckos.

[@HistoricalWeaponsGuild]

Jason: if that happens, I want in.

[@nathanitet]

To be honest that'd be cool. I agree that it doesn't sound much *like* what a rogue would do, but I would 100% watch a 6 hour vid of you guys paying DnD!!

[@tzisorey]

Haha, started making some about 3 weeks ago. It's going through secondary fermentation in 2 batches now - one with nectarines, the other with peaches. Should be AWESOME.

[@TheStrangerous]

That sounds incredible.

[@tzisorey]

Jason Murphy I hope so. I haven't tasted it since adding the fruit. But it smells incredible already.

[@tzisorey]

The peach turned out great. The nectarine one is pretty bitter though.

[@chetmcgovern9985]

It's always a good episode when Anthony shows up.

[@aaaaaaaaaaa5820]

The sugar in honey is actually only part of the reason that it doesn't go bad. Bees also add their own kind of antibodies and that is also what helps it keep so long

[@koilvondaileystein4433]

I love that you can actually see the progression of their mead buzzes here.

[@mattmanbrownbro]

Had too much fun watching this! Lmao Brian's laugh is contagious 😂😂

[@SendItGarage]

I could literally watch you guys all day the chemistry that you guys present while conducting the video is absolutely amazing hilarious and downright entertaining I love it don’t stop even with the disturbing jokes the weird puns and the double entendres

[@bkzander1622]

11:05 What is it with Jason and being so ridiculous with what he does? I'm not complaining. It's fucking hilarious.

[@ashketchup247]

30:38 This one feels like it's going to slow me down. Yeah that you mead to sip it.

[@jacoblenon9720]

Modern rogue and a half day of school= pretty good day

[@Matt_10203]

jacob lenon rogue*

[@cartermeister6696]

No school here

[@dangernoodle8376]

Dammit full day

[@ajbrown4325]

The synchronization on the “really” at the beginning is awesome

[@SilentiDx]

I really want them to make a try the tasting stick T shirt now

[@TheStrangerous]

SilentiDx Yes!

[@lykonic1763]

Jason Murphy After the last episode I'm just waiting for more of those golden moments of yours, and the GIFs you guys make of them. I'm still searching Facebook for an appropriate use of your Scream.gif!

[@oveynazmul]

3 cool guys having the time of their life

[@HeatMyShorts]

How much weed did the little guy smoke before you filmed?

[@audreyhill2605]

SGillespie1985 THE LITTLE GUYS HRKSHDBDKSKEJ

[@brandonhoward3805]

Nah Brian's just easily excitable

[@014draco]

I think he drank mead before making this batch

[@osotestigo3386]

Wait!? What your telling me is thats not charley from always sunny?

[@rrrrrr1669]

@@osotestigo3386 don't insult Charlie Day like that

[@10CrazyGlue]

These two are the funniest guys they know. The expert just smiles/fake laughs & waits for them to stop.

[@gremdi9789]

Now i can stop going in my parents liquor cabinet

[@naarad_muni9440]

Cant think of mead without thinking about skyrim.

[@dukee179]

I fucking cried with the tasting stick XD

[@ModernRogue]

Omg me too

[@Mrmoocows99]

This is one of my favorite MR videos. Making mead is fun, I enjoy it but its mainly because it has scenes that make me laugh so hard that I cry.

[@Fluffisnoterm]

Shwood looks like the nerd in class who's cool with sharing. "We're learning, we're learning!"

[@arcane_rogue3440]

I will be disappointed if a Skyrim Nord mead joke is not made.

[@TheStrangerous]

One was definitely made, even if it didn't make it into the cut.

[@arcangelhermetica7006]

12:36 "Argentina" Argentinian people: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ARGENTINA!

[@jwgitface]

Just a tip on cleaning demi-johns , I have tried brushes , drill attachments and a few others but all left a bit of residue on the shoulder of the bottle, I now put a few of those small decorative glass beads used in a decorative flower display and swirl them around and it clears everything off the glass , marbles would do just as well.

[@nicolasrage666]

"Tasting stick? What kind of operation you running here man?"

[@reyrex4938]

Dammit why did I watch this, I can see it now, having to throw/cater parties to get rid of my mead so I can make room for new mead experiments

[@labronewalker7523]

"dear Edgar you taste delicious" haha Perfect

[@Joseph-oo7pp]

6:40 That's where all the ideas for the Candy Wine episode came from!

[@FusionDeveloper]

I bought everything I needed 2 years ago (star san, airlocks, transfers tubes, high-proof wine yeast, etc), but I did nothing. Yesterday, I decided to cut some corners and get something to try. I took a glass that had been previously washed and was upside down on a drying rack and put some water from a newly opened water bottle in it, with some honey and microwaved it, let it cool to 115*f and every few degrees, added some bread yeast, then when it was foaming, i poured most of it back into the bottle (which i added lots of honey to) and screwed the lid on until it expanded. Then I worked on unscrewing the cap to release pressure to the minimum amount, until it looked safe. I wish myself luck.

[@FusionDeveloper]

Now I'm ready to do it right. Measurements, darkness and all.

[@toxigenic]

Ok, it's official. I'm making some mead! I loved this episode, I'm going to watch it again. 😃🍷

[@TheStrangerous]

toxigenic Let us know how it goes!

[@ZoniesCoasters]

instead of buying alcohol illegally im just gonna brew my own mead and hide it from my parents .jk

[@caronimaca]

Excuse mee dis is da fib and we r arrest yuo

[@metanumia]

"JK" ;)

[@lucusm895]

lol ive actually done this. Let it sit for a month but something went wrong and i got a mouthful of rancid pineapple juice.

[@ZoniesCoasters]

Lucus M lmao.

[@AflacMan13]

Zonies Coasters If your folks drink... share it with them. :-P

[@derekpearse1012]

I followed your basic advice here, and used leftover buckwheat honey from my hives last year. After a month and a half of fermenting, I bottled. Left it a few days and it’s actually amazing to drink!! Love this more than wine. Sort of wine meets dark beer meets cognac? Excellent and thanks for the vid!

[@camrocian7230]

Skyrim vibes

[@waldo7873]

Brian: "Jason, we're getting the band back together!" Jason: "Cut off by noon: The reunion tour!"

[@TheStrangerous]

waldo 78 Lol!

[@shanefourtwenty]

Shorter dudes laugh is great. Made me laugh just hearing him laugh.

[@ryangatien6615]

These guys are giants. If I remember correctly, the "short" guy is 6 foot tall.

[@shanefourtwenty]

@@ryangatien6615 still short to me. I'm 6'6. So have a nice day kid.

[@ryangatien6615]

@@shanefourtwenty you too, my precious

[@shanefourtwenty]

@@ryangatien6615 ok Lil guy