Ymir’s Blood (Blueberry Melomel) and the background for the mead is as… Aurgelmir, also called Ymir, in Norse mythology, the first being, a giant who was created from the drops of water that formed when the ice of Niflheim met the heat of Muspelheim. Aurgelmir was the father of all the giants;…
Freyja’s Blood Bochet w Raspberry – Anise and Chipotle (MeadDay #03). This is the third Mead I make. It is red like blood. This mead falls under the category of Mead of Poetry. It was boiled, so it is technically a Bochet. In Norse mythology, strawberries are connected to Freyja, the…
I’m doing another Raw Ale, New England IPA with El Dorado, Centennial and Zappa hops. This is the ninth time I make a Raw Ale, New England style IPA, leraning curve was longer than other styles. And I’m getting lazier and lazier…. The new thing I did this time was…
Last week I made a Chocolate Bochet Mead. For those that doesn’t know, a Bochet is what mead is called when you boil the honey to caramelise it. I boiled the Acacia honey for 10 minutes. Then I had cold mashed chocolate malts over night. I baked 100 gr of…
Kvasir’s Blood is the name of this Mead. When I brewed it I initially called it Viking Blood, but I changed the name… Heiðrún, the goat on the hall that stands, eateth off læráth’s limbs; the crocks she fills with clearest mead, will that drink not e’er be drained. I…
