One of the benefits of keeping bees is that you get to make your own mead. One pound of honey makes about two pints but this would be a waste of good honey. Instead I use the wax cappings that are left over following honey extraction. These are washed in hot water to remove the residual honey in the wax and filtered to leave a dark sugary solution. I then check the specific gravity with a hydrometer and add more water if necessary. Some lemon juice and yeast nutrient is then added, followed by a wine yeast. Then you wait.....
Mead gets better with age but I'm too impatient to leave it for 2-3 years. In fact I'm down to my last bottle of last years vintage which I'm now enjoying with some mince pies.
Mmmm...Merry Christmas!
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