| Types of Mead | | | | perfectly legal in the US as long as it's not done for |
| There are as many flavors of mead as there are | | | | sale and the mixtures aren't distilled into stronger |
| drops of rain in a thunderstorm. Honey itself is a very | | | | spirits. Federal law provides that individuals may |
| unpredictable product, but even two batches of | | | | produce up to 200 gallons of wine per year per |
| mead started from the same hive of honey can end | | | | person per household. Wine making kits are readily |
| up with different flavors and properties. However, | | | | available at local home brew shops or via the internet |
| there are some general classifications of mead that | | | | for $50 to $100. Internet and book resources are |
| are detailed as follows: | | | | also readily available to today's hobbyist to explain |
| Mead: honey wine with only honey and no additional | | | | the process step-by-step. |
| spices | | | | Many people today enjoy making their own meads, |
| Sack Mead: sweet honey wine but the only | | | | wines, beers and ales for the pure satisfaction and |
| sweetener used was honey. No additional spices. | | | | enjoyment of doing the job themselves. Once the |
| Metheglin: honey wine that has been spiced for flavor. | | | | basics of brewing are understood it's very easy to |
| Examples of common spices are cinnamon, nutmeg, | | | | make your own custom flavors or play with recipes |
| cloves, rosemary & thyme. | | | | from more traditional products like mead or grape |
| Sack Metheglin: sweet spiced honey wine | | | | wine. Wine can be made from just about every fruit |
| Hydromel: weak or watered mead | | | | and vegetable on the planet given proper |
| Sparkling Mead: mead made with the same | | | | understanding of fermentation. These beverages can |
| carbonation technique as Champaign | | | | often be made by the hobbyist MUCH cheaper than |
| Cycer: Mead made with apple juice | | | | if the same products were bought commercially and |
| Ryzomel: Mead made with flowers | | | | often with the same quality as commercial brews. |
| Mead, Wine, Beer & Ale making as a hobby | | | | Custom brews make great gifts too! Home brewing |
| Various spices and fruit juice combinations are used | | | | has become so popular that hobby clubs have been |
| today to make meads and wines of all variety. Many | | | | in operation for years and often promote local |
| people enjoy the hobby of home brewing to make | | | | competitions among fellow brewers. |
| their own beers, ales, wines and meads which is | | | | |
