{"product_id":"make-mead-like-a-viking-traditional-techniques-for-brewing-natural-wild-fermented-honey-based-wines-and-beers-9781603585989","title":"Make Mead Like a Viking: Traditional Techniques for Brewing Natural, Wild-Fermented, Honey-Based Wines and Beers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA complete, practical, and entertaining guide to using the best ingredients and minimal equipment to create flavorful brews--including wildcrafted meads, bragots, t'ej, grog, honey beers, and more! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA great guide . . . full of practical information and fascinating lore.\"--Sandor Ellix Katz, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Fermentation\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient societies brewed flavorful and healing meads, ales, and wines for millennia using only intuition, storytelling, and knowledge passed down through generations―no fancy, expensive equipment or degrees in chemistry needed. In Make Mead Like a Viking, homesteader, fermentation enthusiast, and self-described \"Appalachian Yeti Viking\" Jereme Zimmerman summons the bryggjemann of the ancient Norse to demonstrate how homebrewing mead―arguably the world's oldest fermented alcoholic beverage―can be not only uncomplicated but fun. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eInside, readers will learn techniques for brewing: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSweet, semi-sweet, and dry meads\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMelomels (fruit meads)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMetheglins (spiced meads)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEthiopian t'ej (honey wine)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFlower and herbal meads\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBragots\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHoney beers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCountry wines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eViking grog\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd there's more for aspiring Vikings to explore, including: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of local and unpasteurized honey for both flavor and health benefits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat modern homebrewing practices, materials, and chemicals work--but aren't necessary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to grow and harvest herbs and collect wild botanicals for use in healing, nutritious, and magical meads, beers, and wines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to use botanicals other than hops for flavoring and preserving mead, ancient ales, and gruits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe rituals, mysticism, and communion with nature that were integral components of ancient brewing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you've been intimidated by modern homebrewing's cost or seeming complexity in the past or are boldly looking to expand your current brewing and fermentation practices, Zimmerman's welcoming style and spirit will usher you into exciting new territory. Grounded in history and mythology, but―like Odin's ever-seeking eye―focusing continually on the future of self-sufficient food culture, \u003cem\u003eMake Mead Like a Viking\u003c\/em\u003e is a practical and entertaining guide for the ages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eAdventurous mead makers or brewers who want to move beyond the basics will find plenty to savor here.\"--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZimmerman, Jereme:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJereme Zimmerman is a writer and traditional brewing revivalist who lives in Berea, Kentucky with his wife Jenna, daughters Sadie and Maisie, and herds of wild yeast that he corrals into various fermentation creations. He writes for the \u003cem\u003eNew Pioneer, Backwoods Home, Hobby Farms, Mother Earth News\u003c\/em\u003e, and other magazines. He is a popular public speaker, presenting and holding workshops across the country on topics such as fermentation, natural and holistic homebrewing, modern homesteading, and sustainable living. His first book, \u003cem\u003eMake Mead Like a Viking, \u003c\/em\u003ewas published in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611475841298,"sku":"9781603585989","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e09eda4a-3129-44bc-a856-055fef8f5cef.jpg?v=1732362411","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/make-mead-like-a-viking-traditional-techniques-for-brewing-natural-wild-fermented-honey-based-wines-and-beers-9781603585989","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}