Luna Bochet
For several years now, I’ve had my eye on doing a bochet, which is a mead made with cooked, caramelized honey. Note that this contradicts my meadmaking methodology for the most part — I am not an...
View ArticleMani Trad Mead
“The Wolves Pursuing Sol and Mani” by John Charles Dollman (1909). Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. After finishing up the Luna Bochet yesterday, I still had some honey (not caramelized) and some...
View ArticleChaga Spruce Mead
It’s been a few years since I’ve made spruce mead, and it’s one of the more popular brews I do. I knew I’d do another batch this year, and when I tasted the Pine Barren honey from Fruitwood Orchard in...
View ArticleLitha Harvest
10 bottles each of Raspberry and Blackberry Harvest, and 4 extra bottles of Longest Night Blackberry Cyser. I had my first bottling session in a while today. That’s kind of what happens when your...
View ArticleNext Meadmaking Workshop: November 21, 2015
On Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 12:00-3:00pm, I will be teaching a “From Alcohol to Alchemy – the Lore and Craft of Mead†workshop. Class registration is $50. Complete meadmaking kits are on...
View ArticleNH Meadmaking Workshop
I’m pleased to announce that my next meadmaking workshop will be in Ossipee, New Hampshire at the Wonalancet Honey Bee Company. The workshop is already at least half full, so call today to reserve...
View ArticleElderberry Mead
I haven’t made an Elderberry Mead in a long time. They are enigmatic to me; I love them, and use elderberries medicinally all the time, but their flavor is really bitter. The last time I worked with...
View ArticleLitha Harvest – Summer 2016
As I’ve said many times, the past couple of years have slowed down dramatically in terms of how much mead I’ve made. This is my first bottling session in over a year, and represents most of my...
View ArticleGrizzled Skald Traditional & Bochet
It’s been a while since I’ve made mead, and I had all 4 carboys available to me. So I decided to make 2 batches each of my current favorite flavors of mead: traditional and a bochet. The bochet is a...
View ArticleNew Look, Site Update, and Extended Break
My longtime readers will note that BardicBrews.net has a new look to it. There is a shiny new WordPress install with a new theme. And the more astute among you will notice the site works again, and...
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