Mead Making for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Crafting Your Mead at Home, from Basic Brewing to Advanced, with Essential Tips and Techniques. | BONUS: Beginner-Friendly Recipes

I’ve used a couple of different books for learning to make mead and this one is my favorite. It provides good detail, the recipes are solid, and it’s easy to read.

book covers all aspects of getting started in making mead . offers some basic recipes as well as tips for crafting your own . explains the yeast varieties and what situations they are best for . although an overseas edition eg available . ingredients , equipment etc still useful here in Australia .

I love the books of Michael York because they are so much better than the others. This books is perfect for beginners to explore the art of mead making, and I have to say it is good even for more seasoned mead makers. It gives a basic of the theory, practical tips and step by step guides on how to produce your own mead. The best book on the subject I have read so far, and I have been reading quite a few of them!

I would highly recommend this book to anyone starting out on their own mead adventure. TLDR: A fantastic book for beginners, or those who have self taught the basics looking for a professional literature to refer to. All basic information is covered for mead creation, all equipment, honey, yeasts, directions and expectations for the final product. I am a new time home brewer, found this book highly useful in understanding the scope of knowledge to get out there and start brewing some liquid gold. Full: I would highly recommend this book for anyone serious about making a home brew mead, or starting a mead adventure as a hobby, even as a complete beginner. You have all the information you need to get you going. The best parts of the book is that once I finished reading it, I felt that the author had given me the full 'scope' of the subject, without going into laborious detail. I had many questions when reading, but over the course of the 220 pages or so, most of those were answered. The writing style is clear and understandable. Although I am British, the conversion from American gallons to British gallons is something I can figure out on my own, perhaps an annoyance, but I can't blame the author for that. Some conversion tables (ie to Litres, C/F, etc) can be found in the book, so can be understood. The flow of the book may have seemed a little un-usual, however all the important information is covered, with more knowledge than I expected to gain. The writer feels warm and connected to the passion of mead-craft. He clearly wants the best for the readers experience, and makes sure to add enough detail to get you going. I cant say I have tried the recipes yet, however about 15 can be find in the book. Different yeast strains, their properties, uses in mead styles, as well as different honeys guide etc is included. The writer also compares different forms of equipment which can be used, methods for fermenting, as well as details on SNA, TOSNA. I wont pretend to understand it all just yet. But I felt confident after reading this, that I would have the minimum knowledge to go out and make something great. 5 stars. I hope to read another great edition in the future. Perhaps the author will make one on their greatest creations, or an intermediate guide to mead-craft. Thank to the author, I expect you may read this. I really want to thank you for this book. It was a great read and will help me in my own mead ambitions going forward.

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