There once was a man who searched for a good livelihood and so he asked many merchants and businessmen what he should do. He was advised to learn how to make mead, since people like to drink mead. So he went to the big city and had an experienced mead master teach him the principles of making mead. Then he returned home and began to make mead. When the mead was ready – as was the custom – he arranged a mead feast and invited many people who he thought, would spread the. fame of his mead. When the mead was brought to the table and the cups filled, the guests tasted it. They made wry faces, for the mead was bitter and undrinkable.

The man returned to the mead master and angrily demanded, the return of the money he had paid. The brewer asked him whether he had used the right amount of all the ingredients, and the. man answered yes to every question in a furious voice. Finally, the mead master asked, “And of course you put the right amount of honey in?” “Honey?” the man responded. “No, I never thought of that!”

“You fool” cried the mead master, “you have to be told that too?”

And that is the way it is with many who gather and speak idle words. A feast is all very well, but along with it there must be a full measure of honey. Remember to share words of holiness and faith as we are taught, “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103)

Mead – Honey Wine

INGREDIENTS

8-10 lb Honey		1 packet Champagne Yeast or Lalvin D47 yeast
about 2 ½ gallons Water>		¼ cup strong tea

DIRECTIONS

1. Add honey to 1 ½ gallons of water.

2. Stir until dissolved.

3. Pour into 3 gallon carboy or bottle

4. Add the yeast.

5. Cap the bottle and shake well.

6. Add more water to fill the bottle, making sure to leave 3-4 inches of headroom at the top.

7. Take the top off and add an airlock. These are available at your local homebrew store or https://www.midwestsupplies.com/ (for any other supplies)

8. Once the airlock is in place, set the bottle in a cool spot for about 6 weeks.

9. When bubbling has stopped bottle the mead. (for best taste allow to age 3 months or more)

10. Enjoy

May all your tales end with Shalom (peace)

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