We Didn't Think THIS Would Work! 36 Hour Coffee Mead

We honestly did not think THIS would work… ☕🍯😅 In this experiment, we’re testing whether coffee flavor can be fully extracted in just 36 hours inside a mead fermentation. Instead of brewing coffee first or aging for weeks, we let the coffee and honey do their thing together — fast. The mead itself is still very young, but the big question was: 👉 Can you get real coffee character this quickly without ruining the mead? In this video we cover: Why coffee is tricky in mead (and easy to overdo) Our 36-hour coffee extraction method What surprised us about the aroma and flavor Whether this approach could work for future coffee meads This isn’t a “ready-to-drink mead in 36 hours” claim — it’s a coffee extraction experiment that challenged what we thought was possible. As always, this is about learning, experimenting, and having fun with fermentation — not breaking the laws of mead making… too badly. If you enjoy brewing experiments, weird meads, and pushing boundaries with honey, coffee, and yeast, stick around and subscribe. Cheers 🍻 — Brian & Derica | City Steading Brews Thanks Dave and Kevin! Hilbert's Honey Co.: https://www.hilbertshoneyco.com/buynow-1 Ingredients: 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg) Michigan Honey 100 oz Water 1/2 Packet Lalvin 71B Yeast: https://amzn.to/4q2Eom0 OG 1.090 Additions: 5 oz (141.7 g) Roasted Coffee Beans Back Sweeten with Honey to Taste (we went to a gravity reading of 1.016) Related Videos: 71B vs S04 Yeast Test: https://youtu.be/z0HkeSsbSMI?si=r2rfEpoOL0FwMyLV Oxidation and Headspace: https://youtu.be/09hjzoRogCk?si=hUECOe2Me3t8QDk5 How to Read a Hydrometer: https://youtu.be/6aerAwMrEic?si=KgNz1LEBtuoX6MMh New Hydrometer!: https://youtu.be/RBE9huAOsbw?si=XrgUzqYADditvToY Pasteurization: https://youtu.be/zWBU3EI-EFo?si=ABiOSeuHz_dFEzn2 _____________________________________ Star San: https://amzn.to/3SXFoKg 1.5 US Gallon Fermenter: https://amzn.to/47LOkdX Scale: https://amzn.to/4dxaqkr Our Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/4dFWNzh Spaddle: https://amzn.to/4bM43IQ Baster: https://amzn.to/3DXs2c8 Graduated Cylinder and Hydrometer: https://amzn.to/4ow8gXz Tilt: https://amzn.to/4njWPkv Auto Siphon: https://amzn.to/4cz8VRr 1 US Gallon Carboy with Airlock: https://amzn.to/4aNnik9 Stemmed Tasting Glasses: https://amzn.to/3Zg67Wr Mini Mason Jar Mugs: https://amzn.to/4iTVUXr You may notice we do not have a lot of sponsored products or sponsored ads in our videos! That's intentional. We have found most offered sponsorships are completely not appropriate to you, our audience, so we don't want to waste your time. What we actually do is offer you links to products we USE and BELIEVE in. We use the Amazon Affiliate Program for these links and we DO receive a small commission if you purchase using our links and all this comes at no additional cost to you! _____________________________________ Become a City Steading VIP - Click to learn more http://www.city-steading.com/vip-club _____________________________________ Want more City Steading? Website: http://www.city-steading.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/citysteading