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Honey - The Most important part of your mead
Right now you might not know a lot about honey but as you learn about making mead you will learn a lot about honey too! There are many different variations of honey and these variations make a difference in the taste, smell, look of the mead and even have an effect on the brewing process. First off!!! Do not use normal store-bought honey in your mead. This honey has been refined and pasteurized. It is meant for other uses. You need to get unrefined honey for your mead and it is easily found at farms, farmers markets, apiaries or online. So, How much honey do you need? The quantity of honey varies by recipe and if you have a particular recipe you are going to follow then you know how much honey you will use. Here are some rules of thumb that will help you understand the honey quantity and what kind of mead it will make. For a 5 gallon batch of mead
12 pounds? What does that mean? 1 quart of honey is about 3 pounds so 12 pounds would be four quarts. (This will vary a bit because different types of honey will weigh different amounts) But it is a good rule of thumb and most sellers will sell honey by the pound. Wondering about where to buy your honey? The number of choices can be confusing. But you can easily order Raw Honey from Amazon.com.
Raw Honey Products from Amazon.com
Honey Suppliers and some of my experiences This section is about honey I have ordered and my experiences to help you find honey
Tremblay Apiaries Honey Here is a picture of 18 pounds of honey I ordered from this apiary. There is a 12 pound bottle, 5 pound bottle and a 1 pound bottle. I will be using this to make a batch of mead. About the honey: Fantastic consistency and taste. It's going to make a terrific mead. It took a few days longer to receive it than anticipated but I ordered it just before christmas so it was to be expected. I emailed them a time or two and their customer service was great. They have tracking for shipping which made it easy to keep track of when the honey would arrive. Really an outstanding honey at a competitive apiary price and ooh so delicious. If you want to make an absolute high quality mead you might want to go with this. They are in upstate New York which saved me on shipping. You may want to consider using a website called Honeylocator.com It's a great place to searc for honey.
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Articles The Secret Art of Mead Making Revealed New: 5 Tips for the beginner mead maker It's all about the Honey - A dramatic look at how important honey is in mead making For Beginners: How to make your first and easy 1 gallon batch of Mead honey wine How to make a sparkling champagne style mead How much does it cost to make a batch of mead? I have the cost breakdown here How to make a batch of mead today! The fast, easy, and cheap way to your first batch of honey wine The difference is the honey! A stop motion animation showing two different honeys side by side and how the fermented brew looks Thinking about designing or buying your wine and mead bottle labels? Here is some information about labels and bottles that will help you The Magical Transformation of water into wine with pics How and why to use a hydrometer How to use a wine thief to test your wine or mead Dispelling the Myths about Mead Thoughts about Mead and Wine Making Important note about Sanitizing your Mead making and wine making equipment Learning the art of Patience when making wine or mead How do you know the ferment is working? Checking the PH of your Mead to insure good fermentation (video)
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Honey is the main ingredient of mead and it is of course the most important ingredient. Even if you are making a flavored mead like blackberry the honey still determines how the mead will be. 
