Wine From Honey: Making Mead, Metheglin & Melomel

Learn to brew your own delightful honeywine! Tradition has it that the term “honeymoon” refers to the month after the wedding where the new couple imbibed honeywine to enhance the romance! Also called Mead, this traditional drink is made from water, honey and yeast with other fruits and spices added in to enhance the pleasure in drinking it. In this class we will learn the basic process of making wine from honey including equipment, ingredients and fermentation techniques, tips, tricks and troubleshooting, Emphasis is on making wines with natural ingredients instead of chemicals and a range of brew-styles from simple to technical will be presented. We will start one batch and taste several others