SPICED MEAD - OAKED 6 MONTHS! CITYSTEADING Collab!

This is a collaboration video with the @City Steading Brews channel where I use their recipe for a Spiced Mead (Metheglin), then aged it on various types of wood for over 6 Months. *Options if you'd like to support Bearded & Bored:* Shirts & Drinkware - https://bearded-and-bored.creator-spring.com/ Patreon Monthly Contribution: https://www.patreon.com/BeardedAndBored Monthly Contribution through YouTube = click the JOIN button next to the Subscribe button. One Time Contribution to help me buy supplies: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=KZTPG73VX2DXC Check out the City Steading tasting/reaction video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A478qnpBrts City Steading Original Metheglin Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYUzoFc5Pck City Steading Metheglin Recipe: 1 gallon OG=1.137 FG=1.040 ABV=12.7% 3.5 pounds Honey – raw, unfiltered honey preferably Strong Black Tea – brew 1 cup 30 chopped raisins 1tsp Orange Zest 6 Allspice berries 2 Cloves 1 stick of cinnamon 1tsp Yeast Energizer - https://amzn.to/36uhP37 1 whole packet of Yeast – Lalvin 71B - https://amzn.to/3AwMCtS Shop at Amazon using these affiliate links to help support my channel without costing you anything extra. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 1. Warm the honey in a hot water bath for 1 hour so it flows easier. Sanitize all equipment and add all the ingredients to your fermentation vessel. Top up with water, then shake well to completely dissolve the honey. 2. Check initial gravity with hydrometer. Seal fermenter with an airlock and store it in a dark place for at least 4 weeks, but you may need to wait longer to get a stable gravity reading. 3. Once the gravity reading is stable for at least 3 days, the mead is finished fermenting. 4. Siphon the mead to another sanitized fermenter, airlock it and allow it to clear for several weeks. 5. Bottle the mead with your choice of wood from www.BarrelCharWood.com and allow it to age on the wood for at least 1 month, but the longer the better. #CitySteading #AgedMead #Metheglin Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bearded_and_bored/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/BeardedNBored Intro music - “Yes Ma’am” by Cullah is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike License. Check him out. He's Awesome! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSj-fZZlBZTCTEBpiMwMWGg