Mead

Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Saskatoon Meadu (2025) We needed to clear out the freezer to make room, so the bag of Saskatoons got turned into a batch of mead. This one…

Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Raspberry Meadu Raspberries are quite possibly my favourite berry, so as I was strolling the frozen food aisle, I made an impulse purchase with the intent of…

Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Helter-Skelter Rosé Meadu The Christmas season is over, there are leftover ingredients in the cupboard from holiday baking. Time to turn it into a mead. This qualifies…

Cyser Mead

Codename : Westfort Beginner Cyser A cyser is a mead made with apples and/or apple juice. In this case, I used 4 apples, 2 gala and 2 granny smith, 1.89L…

Metheglin Mead

Codename : Westfort Metheglin Meadu A metheglin is a spiced mead, most any kind of spice(s) can be used to suit your tastes. In this season between Canadian Thanksgiving, Hallowe’en,…

Bochet Mead

Codename : Westfort Bochet Meadu (2024) A bochet, as represented in this mead, is an ancient form from France, in which the honey is gently boiled to caramelise it. A…

Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Saskatoon/Elderberry Mead Until now, I had used 1-2 lbs of honey to make my mead, it was time to increase it to about 3 lbs, and try…

Pasteurising Homebrew

Learning How to Pasteurise a Homebrew Before undertaking this exercise, I watched a bunch of YouTube videos, and tried a sample run on one gallon carboy of water, to ensure…

Traditional Mead

Codename : Westfort Oaked Mead Now I have a baseline traditional mead recipe, that came with the successes of previous batches, it is time to try something new, in this…

Hydromel Mead

Codename : Westfort Beginner Hydromel Having hit a level of comfort in preparing mead, it was time to try something different, a hydromel. Basically take half a regular traditional mead…