Specific Gravity: Into the Black Hole of Brewing MEAD!

This talk is about the most important detail that the short version of my main mead talk omits, and a few other things. Basically, Mead 201.

So you know the very basics of making mead. Maybe you can follow a recipe. But do you know how to predict how strong and sweet a recipe will yield? (Or reverse it, and construct a recipe for desired strength and sweetness?) What happens if you use fruit juice instead of water? What chemicals to use, and why? Come find out all this – and much more! We won’t be getting into how commercial meaderies operate, but this will level you up from unsure newbie to confident homebrewer.

This talk is mainly about the most important of the geeky details that the shorter version of my main mead talk omits. Basically, Mead 201. :-) I could also add other advanced mead-brewing topics and make it a much longer talk, such as equipment considerations, yeast selection, and the balance of acids, tannins, and sugars.