How to make Mead - Froot Loops Mead!
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- How to make Mead --Froot Loops Mead! What? That's right, we are showing you how to make Mead that tastes like Froot Loops! I remember this cereal as a kid, and this mead should bring back some memories, and maybe make some go away...
There's a secret ingredient.
There's also another secret to this video, it's the first of it's kind on our channel!
*** It took me a few days to get this video edited and uploaded. Four to be exact. It started fermenting on day 3, but on day 4 it seems to really be starting to look like an active ferment.
Some things you might need:
Fresh Lemongrass, about 5 1/2 ounces by weight
Water. non-chlorinated please
Honey, we used local, but if you don't have access: amzn.to/2xXCAm7
Strainers: amzn.to/2xBQ7An
Airlocks! amzn.to/2xPNNVG
One Gallon Glass Wide Mouth Carboy with lid and airlocks: amzn.to/2xRj9Ll
Derica's T-Shirt: amzn.to/2Igq5H1
How to do it:
Make a tea by boiling the lemon grass and water for 10 minutes, then letting it steep for 15 more minutes.
Strain tea into cool water. Wait until this mixture is below 110f.
Add 2 1/2 pounds of honey to the fermenter.
Add water/tea mixture.
Shake vigorously to combine.
Use a magic stick if you have one, if not, see link below!
Add lid and airlock, store in a cool dark place for 4-6 weeks.
If you don't see any activity after 7-8 days, add some commercially available yeast to start a fermentation.
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We need a shirt with a cartoon of Brian shaking a jar mixing the honey with the water along with the caption "MEAD STRONG" or "+3 TO MEAD STRENGTH"!
I like the Mead Strong idea
A +3 mead now that's a powerful mead if we going by D&D terms
Six months and no one suggested a put your thumb on the bung hole shirt?
I about wet myself with the “put your thumb on the bung hole “ suggestion !!!
Love it !!
You 2 are my Favorite "How To" couple on TH-cam. Love the beverages you 2 make!!!
As a hobby beekeeper down here in SW Florida, I know about lemon grass, honey, & making mead... This was a fantastic video & motivates me to get back into brewing. Thanks much for taking the time to edit, upload, and share ...
We're in Tampa Bay. Thanks for watching!
City Steading I grew up in the St. Pete area, Largo area really (Starkey Road). What area of the town do you reside, only wondering because of the Chickens in the city. Love your channel.
Seems to be a few Floridians here, even 'ex pats' - I'm also an ex Largo-ite and 1975 Largo High graduate. But through the machinations of the Universe, I'm now in Arlington, TX. A new mead maker, I have two years of making Joe's Ancient orange spice mead, mainly for Christmas, and I'm now wanting to branch out with some melomels and maybe even this lemon grass mead. Can't say that "it tastes like Froot Loops!" is particularly enticing, but I just gotta see if it's true... lol
Not far from Mazarro’s.
This sounds promising for raw honey sorce!
I like Derica’s “Firefly” shirt. Also, I bought my airlock here in San Antonio, TX. for a grand total of $1.19 plus tax. A one gallon carboy, hydrometer and tube, an 8oz bottle of StarSan, bung and airlock, all cost me less than $30.
I still eat Froot Loops AND Capt'n Crunch. I also over-sweeten my rice crispies. One of the Napa vineyards made a Beaujolais nouveau that tasted for all the world like Froot Loops. It was amazing.
Your videos on these topics are the easiest to follow I've found on TH-cam. You get straight to the point and any "extra talk" is actually related to what you/we are doing.
Just started working my way through your videos and love them. I see D&D books, you like to brew...I think we may be long lost family! :)
I new to this and your information that you provide is excellent for me You explain everything I need to do it my own MEAD
I've also heard of magic "logs" it's like the magic stick and is meant to carry yeast strains from wild ferment to wild ferment, but instead of a mixing stick it's basically just a piece of wood you leave in the fermenter and it just sits there through the entire ferment, before moving it to a new one.
Yep, heard of them too, they just leave them in the vat.
Your mead videos have ignited a passion. I want to thank you, cause know im going to make my own. First time brewer here, wish me luck.
Good luck!
my first mead is 3 weeks old now, seems to be doing great :)
So howd it turn out?
Hello Brian and Derrica, I’ve been studying your videos. I’m attempting my first mead. Just water, honey, and D-47. But I’m going to be trying to your beginner mead within the next few days. I got 3 lbs of orange blossom honey in the mail today!! This video will be what I make after that.
I’ve watched so many of your videos now and have become so entranced with your professional and friendly presentations that I almost consider both of you as family now. In fact I even have your videos running in the background while I am working. Thank you very much and long may your endeavours continue you are entertaining and educational like no other.
I love Derica's shirt.
Spirit stick!!!!! There is a Texas whiskey maker that distilles Mead and ages it in barrels called "Rumble". It's delicious. I cannot wait to try this recipe!
Froot loops mead in my froot loops for breakfast. Delicious breakfast inception🤣
I just bought lemon grass!!! Woot
Hello, I have never been much of a " drinker" , but as of lately , past few years, have been enjoying a few different whiskeys, rums, and beers. Some have been a little to harsh, but good flavor blah, blah, blah, etc. Long story short, I was always looking for "something" but didn't know what... until yesterday!
The wifey and I went to a local "vintage and vino" here in town. A local brewer of Mead had a stand there, and giving free samples. I had, at last found that "something" !!!! I still don't know what it is, but 2 of there flavors made it home with me.
Now, being moderately OCD, I have got to try and make some. I just wanted to thank you for your videos, specifically the list above, I LOVE FRUIT LOOPS , so I will be trying this. Thanks again, B.
Cool!
Well, now I understand why I do not get notifications anymore on channels I am not really interested in anymore, yet still subscribed. The algorithm knows me better than I know myself.
I also now know that I started all those concoctions I mentioned in a very wordy way with just the wild yeast. I thought I was making jam, so I boiled the grapes to make the juice. It sat in the refrigerator for a week, then I decided to make vinegar, so they started out 2 open 1 gallon mason jars. With cloth covering. Then I picked more grapes and juiced them and added sugar and added the must. Still planning to make vinegar.
Beginner brewer love the content
Here is my interaction! Bring back the Save Ferris shirt! Woooop!
Saw the "AUJA" stick and shouted and pointed at the screen hahaha
Hi.. thanks guys I'm a late bloomer but I love what y'all doing
Never too late!
Keep up the good work. Love how you keep things as simple and natural as possible.
Thanks!
I love making mead and all that jazz. Never tried a wild ferment and hell guys, you've almost talked me into it.
I have done... 2 now. This being the second. Seems to be working.
Froot loops!?! Oh im excited.....
Been watching your videos for about a week straight, never knew about the interaction thing, so I am interacting, seriously though you guys are great, ive just started getting into home brewing and your videos have been such an asset to me. Keep on making the tasty brews and making the great content that you guys make! Cheers from Pennsylvania ~Dave
What part of PA?
@@CitySteadingBrews Pittsburgh
I photographed a wedding there many years ago.@@davidlucot733
I just realized, after forgetting 8 bottles in the pantry, that this video is the one that inspired my honeysuckle mead. Brewed for 5 months & forgot in bottles for 11 more months. Ended up pretty tastey. More hydromel-like, but nice. Might of got a coworker friend into brewing because of it too.
Now online shopping for lemongrass plants to grow in the house over the winter. Haha
You two are awesome. I love these videos. Can't tell you how much I've learned
Great to hear!
TLDR; Drill holes in your magic stick!
You guys are great at teaching interesting things, and now I'm going to teach you some (hopefully) interesting history from Norway!
Magic stick, also called yeast stick / yeast wreath. In Norwegian, kveikstokk (gjærstokk) / kveikkrans (gjærkrans). The normal brew, were farmhouse ale. All the farms around in Norway had their own brewing culture, and with it, their own wild yeast. It is said, that if the yeast had gone bad, they could run over to the next farm, and borrow some of their yeast. When going home over the mountains, it was important to NOT stop, and walk with a even / steady pace, so that the yeast was not disturbed. Not even for a pee! When the brew finished, they put these yeast sticks into the cake, and the yeast would hang on to it, for it to be transferred to a new brew, or hung up to dry. Wooden sticks had a lot of holes in them, to get more of the yeast to sit on it. The yeast wreath was constructed in a way to gather a lot of yeast.
Here are some pictures:
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I love your Star Wars shirt!!
Thanks! Can't find it anywhere now though...
didn't know that the bell was like that. thanks for the info. keep making the fab vids.
Yeah, I learn things about YT all the time.
I came for the Mead, I stayed for the Browncoats.
I don't get it...
Firefly.
Is that the 1 season show you said was good? Is it on Netflix or do I need to use my internet streaming (tots semi-illeagal)?
@@mycrazylifewfawnlisette3582 it's not on Netflix anymore
Derica, your shirt is the best!
:)
I found that if the bung doesn't stay in the bottle good, you a can take a balloon, cut the end off and stretch it over the bung and lip of bottle, like a sleeve. It holds it in place very well. I just thought I'd add that , one good reason to use a balloon...
Not bad!
I saw someone do one with lucky charms marshmallows. One day I may go for a kids cereal mead.
I make messes, and sometimes make mead in the process. =)
I have a large lemongrass bush and a streetside honey vendor nearby....going to try this soon.
Just started it...but I wasn't sure if the honey I used was pasteurized so I added yeast. Is there a timetable for racking? Or just wait till fermentation stops/slows?
Love it, legit didn't know lemon grass would give off a fruit loops taste
Me either... but even the tea is awesome.
Thanks for the link to Derica's shirt. I have been trying to read that for a week. Thanks for the channel. I really enjoy you guys.
A Firefly shirt?!? I KNEW she was cool.
Derica is not cool, she is awesome.
This is cool I have to give it a try
Dooooo eeeeeeet.
Oooo this is exciting
It is!
Enjoying this mead making, can't wait to see you brew up some beer.
I got me some 2 row coming in the next few days!
You can call it Thoron's Dwarven ale
Cant wait!!! I have been looking at making beer but all the beginner kits have a malt extract and do not use real grains. I don't like cutting corners when it comes to food.
I stare at my mead all day to see the bubbles come out, it is really amazing.
I would do that too, if I had the time!
the link for the magic stick is gone!! booo hoooo ! I missed it! Love your videos, I've just started my first bucket of blueberry, basil mead. thank you.
Yeah he stopped making them.
I literally just googled making beer from boxed cereals before looking at my feed from you-tube, and bam, here this is. good job guys👍
I don't think I have missed any notifications, but then again, I do often hit "like" (as I am doing now!)
And that is why you don't miss any! Also, thanks!
I like how you tied the magic mead stick in
What you didn't see was me bashing into it, freaking out thinking the shelf was falling then cursing at the shelf. Editing. It's a good thing.
Yes, yes it is
Thanks for all the great Info
You guys are over 10k subs now, that's awesome!!!! I love the magic trick Brian performs at 17:35. Hahaha.
We still can't believe it ourselves!
@@CitySteadingBrews did you see my edit? LoL
Just now.... I don't even know what I did.
LOL, just watched it again.
@@CitySteadingBrews I got a really good laugh from that. It was done perfectly.
Love checking the bottles in the background, drank that, like that like that. Keep up the good work
If you watch, the number of bottles goes down. I tend to have a whiskey every evening, so... the collection dwindles.
@@CitySteadingBrews the water of life it is. Got introduce to single malt very early. Unfortunately I cannot have a nightly dram since I cannot have alcohol on the truck.
Found you on a search for apple cider. Glad I did. Thank you responding, very unexpected. Really like what you're doing and I will be making my own mead and going to try the Vikings blood.
Thanks for watching! We respond because.... isn't that what you do? We make videos, people comment, we comment back, the earth continues to rotate... we make a new video.....
@@CitySteadingBrews lol you're right. Wasn't expecting a response because you have a ton of followers and I understand you can't respond to everyone. Thank you so much for your time. I'd love to get your advice on getting a decent sourdough bread.
I love the information and insight that you guys have on this process. Makes it feel more formulated even though you’re just throwing in a little of this and a little of that. Keep up the awesome work! Looking forward to the tasting notes and maybe even trying this myself after my first cider and cyser are done fermenting!
"just throwing in a little of this"... this is real science here sir! Ahh, just kidding.
Honestly though, I do research my recipes for volumes and quantities, even though it might look haphazard. :)
Stoked to try this one!
I started a maple wine and Maine wild blueberry mead earlier this week.
Both sound great!
Im definitely going to try this one guys thanks
Been watching you guys last couple of weeks now. Mainly for the mead brewing cos I love it and really wanna brew my own batch one day ... Soon
Then do it!
This sounds super yummy !
I will have to try this. I love lemon anything. I like that you experiment.
There are so many things that we can use for making other things... why not try, right?
Another delightful vider! I've been reading up on wild fernemting, but up here in the PNW that would have to wait until the early summer (June-ish) to start... and would probably be served either for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Will definitely have to add this to the "TRY THIS" list.
+3 STR / -4 INT. Served by Bards to Barbarians far and wide!
Why do you have to wait to start?
@@CitySteadingBrews Our house this time of year is in the low to mid 60's and it seems like a wild ferment wants warmer start temps... right?
I do have a Blueberry Melomel that I started on 30JAN2020 using the Red Star Premier Rouge (OG 1.044) and it was bubbling nicely by the next AM.
That and I only have 1 Fermenting Bucket and a 1 Gallon Carboy at present (and limited "stash" space for fermenting vessels to hide in...).
Hi guys! You inspired my husband and I to make our own mead. We made some for our wedding September 22nd 2018. Your Dark Cherry one! It was a hit!
Awesome! Love hearing stories like this!
If only I could source fresh honey I am really wanting to try this thnx for the vids you two
I have used a honey from Texas with great results, it's in the description.
If you have a Costco membership, they sell a great honey that's raw and unfiltered, and its also from Texas. Sprouts and whole foods also sell raw honey.
So yesterday I starting my primary fermentation of the celestial tea lemon zinger+tension tamer mead. I am so excited to find out how this one goes.
Also have a strawberry & table grapes wine going; is on week two I believe of secondary fermentation. That one is attempt two we will see how that turns out two.
Think the next one I want to try is the orange tangerine zinger, with maybe some blood oranges for extra color/flavor
The possibilities are nearly endless.
Here is my comment you two make me excited to try making mead
Here is my reply. Thank you for your support!
I'm very excited to see how this goes!
It's fermenting now, pretty slow start, but... I have high hopes!
And another idea to add to my ever expanding list.
Nah, just delete the rest and keep ours :)
City Steading lol, new ones would come anyway. thats why notebooks are great :)
I'm confused, yet intrigued. I'm also remembering a part of a mead guide that briefly mentions a beef jerky mead.
I've heard of recipes that call for meat in mead. I won't do it, but I've heard of it. :)
I'm currently mulling (no pun intended, haha) brewing some breakfast cereal beer, so this video got me distracted....
Tip: if you use a syringe or a turkey baster you can suck the frothy bubbles off the top of your SG measuring cylinder making it a hell of a lot easier to read the SG.
I should do this. I always forget the turkey baster I purchased just for this purpose when doing a video.
City Steading I'll remind you guys every video that I see you measure the SG without doing so :P
I’m sure you will :)
I was so afraid fruit loops would actually be involved...
LOL.
I'm actually disappointed that they weren't. Lol
I was too....pleased we aren't making prison hooch.
Just a thought you might get more flavors out of your tea by using a French Press. Great video
I'm not sure how a FrenchPress gives more flavors here. It's the same thing, just using a vessel to hold everything with a built in filter. Steeping and pouring through a sieve is the same idea really.
Can't wait to see how this turns out
It's fermenting! Slow but it's working!
I would assume wild yeast takes longer than ferment then lab grown yeast
Im definitely going to try this.
Woo!
First time seeing a youtuber do a wild yeast mead, really interested to see how this turns out! Heard it can be the best you've ever tasted or the worst lol good luck to this ferment! Keep up the good videos guys, love the channel.
It's started, so it's working at least. Also, wild yeast in honey normally comes out good, it's wild yeast collected from other sources that can be... unique at times.
thats cool
Since we have to interact to make the bell thingy work, here goes...I love you guys so much! I love your authenticity. I am fascinated by all of your mead videos because I like creating things and working with my hands. Your self deprecating humor is brilliant and I am an instant fan of anyone who wears a Star Wars shirt! Happy Holidays and continued success to you both! Oh, while I love the mead videos, I can’t make it because I can’t drink :-(. You guys still rock!
Thank you!
Always a pleasure, great video keep it up.
Thanks!
Interesting.
You guys are so entertaining!!!
You think I'm funny? Do I make you laugh? Like a clown?
Hehe. Thanks.
I love your spoon with the runes
You guys make quality content. You've earned a Patron! I've made two batches of mead so far based on your videos. You also play D&D, so you know, that helped too :)
Thanks so much! Glad to hear you're enjoying this! Our goal is for everyone to make their own brews! Well, that and grow and cook and preserve their own food... but yeah! Brewing!
I'm just going to like all your videos from now on.
I think everyone should do this..... :)
I tend to like the videos and then watch them coz I know the video is gonna be good so why delay the like
Your the best
Thanks for being an awesome channel! I really enjoy y'alls videos.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome stuff
Hi! Love that Lemon Grass!
You were there when we made the tea!
ahh i really gotta get all the supplies to try and make my own mead!! Now fruit loops flavor?? AHHH!! XD
Yes, yes you do, and yes, yes, it does taste like Froot Loops.
Awesome channel! Love your enthusiasm, also instructions and tips are spot on. Great work from you two 👍👌
Thanks! Appreciate the feedback!
Cool
Brian, have you ever tried to make a Brochet? Or perhaps a Braggot of some sort??? Was something I was thinking about for my next batch, experiment between the two somehow
Also I was wondering where would be the best place to source some smoked oak spirals? Was contemplating using some for the spiced batch of this mead I'm currently brewing up
Bochet. Nope, but I keep threatening to!
Made a braggot, off camera. It's awesome.
I have links to the oak spirals in the flavoring mead video, but here's links: amzn.to/2zw9MD0
I love studying Norse mythology
From my very limited understanding of the properties of honey and wild ferments I would think that honey would be the ideal vehicle to experiment with wild ferments. It has natural antibacterial properties which would mean that any wild yeasts wouldn't have any bacteria to out-compete so you don't have to worry about a bad bacteria infecting your mead. It's like wild fermenting with training wheels!
That's pretty accurate. There's a follow up coming to this video.
Kitty is getting into the sanitizer!!! 😱
Another great video! After watching your videos over the past couple weeks I couldn't help myself and got some starter gear; don't worry - airlocks and a hydrometer were on the list. Decided to start on Sunday with the Cider and Cyser recipes and both are bubbling away happily in my pantry!
Awesome!
The Rune stick is in Fuþark lettering and it actually says "Auja". Now that doesn't really mean anything in the Icelandic language or "Old Norse" as I know of but if the third letter were slightly different it may have spelled "Ausa" which means ladle. But the stick is still cool. ;)
Hmm, really? Derica looked that up specifically. She's checking on it now.
@@CitySteadingBrewsI'm no expert though. I'm just an Icelandic person with a nerdy fascination with the lettering and viking stuff. It migt be a spellword or something I haven't heard of.
You guys arrrrrre awesome!
So if we made Frosted Flakes mead would we be... Grrrrrrreat? :)
Of course! XD
Wild yeast and a magic stick? So could this be considered.....WILD MAGIC! ... I'll see myself out
I must compliment you on your nice stick. I’ll have to look into maybe getting one myself. Btw, I’m a week into my first ever batch of mead. I’ve made two separate gallons, with two different kinds of honey. I was curious about how the different honeys would taste after being turned into mead. So far, I’ve noticed that one is slightly darker then the other, and it also had a slightly higher OG. I’m so excited to see how they turn out.
😳I can't wait for mine to be done . thank you for sharing this craft with us mire mortals. We will raise a glass in honor of you and your wife in the halls of Valhalla.
But.... we're still alive! :) Thanks for your support!
Soapy water will take care of those wasps and is plant safe 👍
Make mead like a Viking! :-D
Not like a chemist!
City Steading Have you seen the book? It's a book all about making mead without all of the extra stuff and many of the recipes use wild yeast.
Gregory Smith yup, I read it :) I just wish he'd use a hydrometer!