5 replies to this topic

[Corbin]

What book would you guys recommend as a good beginners book? I have gotten great info from the faq but like having a book for this stuff. I have been a homebrewer for a few years so I should have all of the equipment I need. Unless you guys use separate stuff for beer and mead.

[MtnBrewer]

Agreed. Not only is that book comprehensive, it's just about the only mead book on the market. It's the How to Brew of the mead world.

[Genesee Ted]

I'm assuming mead books. The only one you'll ever really need is The Compleat Meadmaker. That's great to learn for beginners to a reference book for experts.Equipment's all the same, but you might want a few more 5 gallon carboys for bulk storage - 1 year is generally a minimum for mead.

Tell that to my 6% abv hydromels

[Corbin]

I am surpised they're aren't more books on the subject. The Compleat Guide is the one I was looking at. Thanks guys!

[neddles]

Ditto the Schramm book. Also I found some good info by picking through whats here https://www.bjcp.org/mead.php

[MtnBrewer]

There are a few more, but they contain terrible information, are horribly written, and are usually made by SCA recreators that don't know anything about brewing or winemaking.

:smilielol:It's funny cuz it's true.