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How to Make Cherry Cheesecake Mead: Easy Step-by-Step Guide
We asked for recommendations for a dessert mead, and, wow, did we get them! Cheesecake was a very popular option and we both love cherry cheesecake so.... We decided to show how to make a cherry cheesecake mead. We give in depth step by step instructions on how we made this mead.
Oh, and the cherries were pitted. It said so right on the can, lol.
Ingredients:
1/2 packet Lalvin 71B Yeast: amzn.to/3L5xGcq
2 lbs (0.9 kg) Wildflower Honey: amzn.to/4eEIDiJ
96 oz Water
3 Cans Oregon Dark Sweet Cherries: amzn.to/3ROufe6
Additions:
6 teaspoons Cheesecake Extract: amzn.to/4eLq38H
7 teaspoons Graham Flavoring: amzn.to/4buko3T
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract: amzn.to/3XEYoQR
Back Sweeten with Honey as desired (we went to Specific Gravity reading of 1.050)
How to Read a Hydrometer: ua-cam.com/video/pN368g-reE8/v-deo.htmlsi=zYj0WKeSgMt9-t7d
Are YOU Using Specific Gravity Readings WRONG?: ua-cam.com/video/6aerAwMrEic/v-deo.htmlsi=CmzopSM1E5ciJg3L
Pasteurization: ua-cam.com/video/zWBU3EI-EFo/v-deo.htmlsi=KUW-O6PCQjFiJn0N
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Kitchen Scale: amzn.to/4clm0OW
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Spaddle: amzn.to/4bM43IQ
Hydrometer: amzn.to/3x8zsWY
Cylinder: amzn.to/3VPSgDO
Baster: amzn.to/4cEbd23
1 Gallon Carboy with Airlock: amzn.to/4aNnik9
Auto Siphon: amzn.to/4bnV0Ni
Belgian Tasting Glasses: amzn.to/3VIHb6u
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Fun T-shirts: city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/
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Plum Wine One Year Later - New Scoring!
Переглядів 4,3 тис.19 годин тому
Our plum wine is... insteresting. Not exactly what you think of as a plum wine, but, it has it's own unique characteristics too! We aged this plum wine for a year and now we are tasting it and giving it a score with our NEW scoring system! How To Make Plum Wine: ua-cam.com/video/hclMJMR5yzo/v-deo.htmlsi=elgr6o_cwtH4tw-L Screw Top Wine Bottles: amzn.to/3XbTCtM Belgian Tasting Glasses: amzn.to/3x...
Don't Drop your Hydrometer: How to Make Mead and Wine
Переглядів 3,7 тис.21 годину тому
Yeah, it happens. Things break. This was our nice glass graduated cylinder. Learn from my mistakes and don't let your hydrometer drop into your cylinder! Become a City Steading VIP - Click to learn more www.city-steading.com/vip-club Want more City Steading? Website: www.city-steading.com Instagram: citysteading
How to CORRECTLY read Specific Gravity in Mead and Wine Making
Переглядів 2,5 тис.День тому
Specific Gravity readings.... love them or hate them, they are essential to knowing how your brew is doing. We see a lot of mistakes (and we do some too!) on reading them. It's a very simple thing, but, it's numbers, so a lot of people are getting it wrong. Let's fix that. How To Read a Hydrometer: ua-cam.com/video/pN368g-reE8/v-deo.htmlsi=U5kD0yme3eJ695zp Hydrometer: amzn.to/3x8zsWY Cylinder: ...
Summertime Shandy - Beer and Lemonade Meet in the Glass!
Переглядів 11 тис.День тому
The Shandy is a perfect summertime drink! They are often mixed in the glass, but we took it a step further and bottled it all together. Ingredients: 1 lb Golden Light Dry Malt Extract: amzn.to/3zb4SN7 .4 oz (11 grams) Cascade Hops: amzn.to/4bf5bUe 1/2 packet Safale S-04 Yeast: amzn.to/456TNsn Warm Water to 1 US gallon Additions: [Lemonade] 52 oz Water 1 Cup Sugar 1 Cup Lemon Juice 1 teaspoon Po...
Turn WELCH'S into WINE! - Easy Grape Juice Wine Recipe (tldr cut)
Переглядів 9 тис.14 днів тому
Wine making can be very complicated, or super easy. The choice is yours! Today we're turning Welch's Grape juice into Wine. It makes a nice simple wine to have with dinner, or share with family. The ingredients are easy to get, and it only takes about a month to be ready to drink. This is a condensed version of the video, for the full version: ua-cam.com/video/mJknM8Zejzc/v-deo.html Ingredients...
Two Meads from Two Warriors
Переглядів 4,2 тис.14 днів тому
Two Warriors Meadery sends us some samples now and then and here's two more for us to sample! You can of course get these at Two Warriors Meadery in person or online! Two Warriors Meadery: www.twowarriorsmeadery.com/ MudHeads Pottery: mudheadspottery.com/ Tasting Glasses: amzn.to/3KQBNJz Fun T-shirts: city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/ You may notice we do not have a lot of sponsored ...
How We Made BLACKBERRY JAM Mead - Honey Wine With Blackberry Preserves
Переглядів 13 тис.14 днів тому
We made a mead, which is an alcoholic drink of fermented honey, using blackberry preserves. We're calling it Blackberry Jam Mead, don't judge. This recipe is pretty easy and goes together quickly. Ingredients: 2 lbs Wildflower Honey: amzn.to/4c0br3E 2 12oz jars Blackberry Preserves: amzn.to/3z1N9aR 1/2 package 71B Yeast: amzn.to/3XnM7QH 1/2 teaspoon Pectic Enzyme: amzn.to/4bIme21 Additions: 12o...
Mulberry Wine from Whole Fruit - One Gallon Recipe - TLDR Cut
Переглядів 9 тис.21 день тому
Let's make a tasty all fruit mulberry wine in a one gallon batch. Super easy, requires few materials and not a lot of equipment. You can substitute out most berries for mulberries in this recipe. This is the "TLDR Cut" of this video, for a full explanation and instruction, please go to: ua-cam.com/video/Q399ILXhU18/v-deo.htmlsi=8GhSdUJvmigJdPXu Ingredients: 6.37 lbs (2.89 kg) Mulberries 1/2 tea...
Best Way to STORE Yeast - Wine, Mead, Cider and Beer Making
Переглядів 2,1 тис.21 день тому
There are times when you don't use the whole packet of yeast, and what do you do with it? Do you keep it? Do you toss it? Let's who you a foolproof method of saving your yeast! Red Star Premier Classique Yeast: amzn.to/3VlVuOd Fun T-shirts: city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/ You may notice we do not have a lot of sponsored products or sponsored ads in our videos! That's intentional. W...
Molasses Wine: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Переглядів 15 тис.21 день тому
We've been told that molasses tastes like it sounds until a year or two of aging. Well, let's put that to the test and make some molasses wine. It's a wild ride, I'll say that. Ingredients: 24 oz Molasses: amzn.to/4c5Gmeg 96 oz Water 1 package Bakers Corner Active Dry Yeast (or Fleischmann's): amzn.to/3yO8SCZ Additions: Back Sweeten with Brown Sugar to Specific Gravity of 1.028 (or sweetness of...
🔥 Pineapple Habanero Mead - Can You Handle The HEAT? 🍍
Переглядів 6 тис.28 днів тому
Pineapple and Habanero work so well together. Now add in honey and it's magical. THEN ADD ALCOHOL! Pineapple Habanero Mead. Success after a whole year of aging? Or... did we really mess this up? How we made Pineapple Habanero Mead: ua-cam.com/video/MoZjrzJ53r8/v-deo.htmlsi=kJIHAvGXoiDDcTS4 Want something even hotter? Try Lava Mead!: ua-cam.com/video/qtFkAf2hVog/v-deo.htmlsi=5eWk7TyCk466jNGF Tas...
Easy Homemade Mead Recipe- 12% ABV and UNDER $6 a Bottle!
Переглядів 10 тис.Місяць тому
Let's make an easy and delicious homemade mead with ingredients you can easily get at your local grocery store. This recipe makes about 12% alcohol and is relatively cheap at just under $6 per bottle. Mead is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey. It's one of the oldest alcoholic drinks ever made and if you have some honey, you can make it yourself. Mead doesn't have to be complicated...
Easy Apricot Mead Recipe: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Переглядів 12 тис.Місяць тому
Let's make an easy apricot mead. This is a step by step tutorial with full explanations on how to make this mead using honey and dried apricots. Mead is an ancient beverage made from fermenting honey. It's been made for centuries and is also known as honey wine. We have all the ingredients to make this honey wine or mead below. Ingredients: 2.25 lbs Wildflower Honey: amzn.to/3RaYGuu 1/2 Package...
Is Acai Mead any Good after a YEAR?
Переглядів 4,5 тис.Місяць тому
Mead with Acai berries. It's been aging for about a year now, and it's time to taste test it! Let's Make Acai Mead: ua-cam.com/video/G0IN8QCdlaM/v-deo.htmlsi=8EPeyD2Jwv_FDHB0 Tasting Glasses: amzn.to/4bS3BZa Fun T-shirts: city-steading.com/product-category/t-shirts/ You may notice we do not have a lot of sponsored products or sponsored ads in our videos! That's intentional. We have found most o...
Braggot - It's MEAD, it's BEER, it's BOTH (and Easy)
Переглядів 19 тис.Місяць тому
Braggot - It's MEAD, it's BEER, it's BOTH (and Easy)
Homemade Strawberry Wine - AGED One Year
Переглядів 7 тис.Місяць тому
Homemade Strawberry Wine - AGED One Year
Stop Dumping your Homebrew - Do THIS instead...
Переглядів 9 тис.Місяць тому
Stop Dumping your Homebrew - Do THIS instead...
How to Make Mojito Kilju Wine - From Start to Drinking
Переглядів 8 тис.Місяць тому
How to Make Mojito Kilju Wine - From Start to Drinking
Coffee Mead Tasting - Coffeemel, a Year Aged
Переглядів 5 тис.Місяць тому
Coffee Mead Tasting - Coffeemel, a Year Aged
How Much Alcohol is in Mead, Wine, Cider and Beer
Переглядів 3,6 тис.Місяць тому
How Much Alcohol is in Mead, Wine, Cider and Beer
FORTIFIED Mead? How Much Alcohol NOW?
Переглядів 4,5 тис.Місяць тому
FORTIFIED Mead? How Much Alcohol NOW?
Chaotic Brew Recording Day Setup - Behind the Scenes
Переглядів 5 тис.Місяць тому
Chaotic Brew Recording Day Setup - Behind the Scenes
We made a 30% ABV MEAD a Year Ago - How is it?
Переглядів 9 тис.Місяць тому
We made a 30% ABV MEAD a Year Ago - How is it?
Hopped, OAKED Hard Cider Recipe
Переглядів 10 тис.2 місяці тому
Hopped, OAKED Hard Cider Recipe
History of Boiled Beer - Contaminants to Carbonation
Переглядів 2,4 тис.2 місяці тому
History of Boiled Beer - Contaminants to Carbonation
How FINE is our Juice WINE? One Year Taste
Переглядів 7 тис.2 місяці тому
How FINE is our Juice WINE? One Year Taste
Porter BEER (Like GUINNESS) 2024 Edit - Grain to Taste!
Переглядів 10 тис.2 місяці тому
Porter BEER (Like GUINNESS) 2024 Edit - Grain to Taste!
Pina Colada MEAD - One Year Tasting!
Переглядів 7 тис.2 місяці тому
Pina Colada MEAD - One Year Tasting!
Carrot Cake Mead - Was this a BAD idea?
Переглядів 14 тис.2 місяці тому
Carrot Cake Mead - Was this a BAD idea?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @silverseeker1151
    @silverseeker1151 2 години тому

    You said there wasn't a reason to rack early, cause there was no mold growing. My question would be, if I see mold starting to form, then I should rack early? Happy 4th Weekend!!!

  • @mkdouglas8919
    @mkdouglas8919 3 години тому

    Candy, candy, candy! Nothin' but candy! Now off to get ingredients to make cherry cheesecake mead!!

  • @XD_cRiMeScEnE
    @XD_cRiMeScEnE 3 години тому

    I bought some mead making supplies. They'll be here tomorrow. Ive been watching you guys for a couple of years now. Let's see what I've learned. Thanks

  • @ARCSTREAMS
    @ARCSTREAMS 3 години тому

    hell sounds like a cheaper form of ripple if that is possible

  • @ivanbrasuell4009
    @ivanbrasuell4009 5 годин тому

    Have you ever made a brew with Agave nectar?

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 5 годин тому

      ua-cam.com/video/NHZfXCykCJk/v-deo.htmlsi=3DqbDDY6UB2oA93U

  • @JohnCarlson-rh7rb
    @JohnCarlson-rh7rb 6 годин тому

    Should've just showed something super active

  • @WolfDragonTamer
    @WolfDragonTamer 10 годин тому

    1 oz sugar for carbonation? Maybe extra 1/2 - 1 oz to help?

  • @bradvonreaden1550
    @bradvonreaden1550 10 годин тому

    Great video. Question: I have a stout keg conditioning and will close transfer to final keg and natural carbonation. Then leave at room temperature for a month or longer. Still use 5 oz of corn sugar? Should it be mixed with boiled water and cooled? Should any oxygen be reintroduced for the yeast?

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 10 годин тому

      Probably don't need oxygen just for carbonation. We use 28-42 ounces of sugar per gallon for carbonation. Room temp is fine.... if you mix with water, you're diluting, but it may make mixing easier.

  • @brianhedrick8614
    @brianhedrick8614 11 годин тому

    If I can't get the same brand of blueberry juice you used in this recipe can I another brand of 100% blueberry juice?

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 11 годин тому

      Of course. Just check the gravity and adjust as needed.

  • @blu3l3vithan86
    @blu3l3vithan86 12 годин тому

    great video cant wait to take a stab at making it...i think a strawberry short cake with whipped cream mead would be a fun one for yall to do its my favorite dessert

  • @gingerfoxx1476
    @gingerfoxx1476 12 годин тому

    Candy, candy, candy!

  • @jordanpark5533
    @jordanpark5533 15 годин тому

    Thank you for the videos 😊

  • @tommybarrett29
    @tommybarrett29 18 годин тому

    I just ordered all my supplies to start brewing my own mead! Thanks for the really informative videos, appreciate all the help for us beginners! I’ll be using your basic mead recipe with black tea and raisins for my first brew, wish me luck!

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 18 годин тому

      Luck not needed, but good luck anyway. Happy to help.

  • @danonline19
    @danonline19 20 годин тому

    Iv just started my first ever batch of brew. Iv only got a 1 Gallon vessel. So it's only taken full 5 litres of water. So my original gravity is 1.150 iv put high tolerance yeast in will it work.

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 18 годин тому

      That is quite high. It should be diluted. It's likely to stall.

    • @danonline19
      @danonline19 17 годин тому

      @@CitySteadingBrews how would I be able to do that I have a few 5 litter demijohn I haven't put yeast in yet either 🤔

    • @danonline19
      @danonline19 17 годин тому

      Just checked my yeast has a 12%abv

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 17 годин тому

      @danonline19 yeah, it's not going to ferment very far. You have over 20% potential alcohol there. Split the batch and dilute it with water.

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews 17 годин тому

      @danonline19 one other thing too... we use US gallons, so 3.785 liters. Just something to know when scaling our recioes.

  • @narjimitai9779
    @narjimitai9779 22 години тому

    You two are awesome and I’m excited to create mead for the first time.

  • @Julian_Hopf
    @Julian_Hopf День тому

    What is this? Derica belongs on the left!

  • @Dark_Reaper_86
    @Dark_Reaper_86 День тому

    Candy!

  • @Dark_Reaper_86
    @Dark_Reaper_86 День тому

    Discordant!

  • @abbynormal8608
    @abbynormal8608 День тому

    I watch it in my bed on my iPad. You guys are great.

  • @MarkMonyhan1
    @MarkMonyhan1 День тому

    Grog is rum that is deluted with water.

  • @adblevins2
    @adblevins2 День тому

    Dandelion coffee brew?

  • @captaindeadpool1997
    @captaindeadpool1997 День тому

    I was being dumb and I forgot to measure my starting gravity so my first batch is most likely going to be very high I'm using D47 yeast

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      You know how much of what you put into what batch size?

  • @stevehafke3614
    @stevehafke3614 День тому

    I do a guava mead that goes to .992/.993. I doubt I have ever had a batch that stopped at 1.000.

  • @tylershanklin
    @tylershanklin День тому

    Hi Brian and Derica. I'm sorry if this question has already been answered in a video, but I haven't been able to find it. In a number of videos I hear the term, "If you choose to pasteurize", but I can't find a clear explanation of when we should consider pasteurizing versus when it would be okay not to. Does it have to do with the specific ingredients involved and if they contain natural yeast (eg: honey from a local farm versus a large national brand, or using raw fruit)? Or is there more to it? I'm excited to start my first homebrew (a basic mead), but this is the one part of the process I've not been able to wrap my mind around.

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      Nope. We only pasteurize if there is a chance of further fermentation. For example, if you backsweeten woth a fermentable sugar, you pasteurize to stop it from fermenting more and retain sweetness.

    • @tylershanklin
      @tylershanklin День тому

      @@CitySteadingBrews Makes sense - thank you!

  • @mmcgartland2095
    @mmcgartland2095 День тому

    Thanks. I brew now to blueberry.

  • @timothywright7382
    @timothywright7382 День тому

    Can I get some help? I fermented some juice, but this juice was more like a thick pulp puree. Now it's fermented out I don't know what to do with it because all the pulp puree settles

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      You rack the wine off the top as we show in our videos. There will be some loss and always is. With a puree, it can be substantial loss after racking.

  • @Gareth96v1
    @Gareth96v1 День тому

    What are your thoughts of adding peptic enzyme to help break down the cherries? (don't remember it being mentioned??) And.. I assume at the 50 minute mark for the final tasting that the pasteurization was already done?

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      Pectic enzyme may pull a small amount of sugars out, sure. But... it does it in a way that actually creates more methanol too. We use it mostly for clearing.

  • @silverseeker1151
    @silverseeker1151 День тому

    I was looking for more dessert ideas, and a few that come to mind are 'Bananas Foster', pecan pie, S'mores'. We have started 3 meads and welchs wine. Meads are Grocery store, Fruit cake and Habenero pineapple❤❤❤❤ Next month, we will be doing this cherry cheesecake!!!

  • @FIAGRA-rp8xb
    @FIAGRA-rp8xb День тому

    😇🤕

  • @FIAGRA-rp8xb
    @FIAGRA-rp8xb День тому

    🤨🤔🙄🙃🍷🍹🍻

  • @FIAGRA-rp8xb
    @FIAGRA-rp8xb День тому

    🤔🙄🙃☕

  • @abbynormal8608
    @abbynormal8608 День тому

    I would use baking molasses, not blackstrap. Much less bitterness. I had to order it online, though. The grandmas stuff is icky in comparison.

  • @lougriffiths
    @lougriffiths День тому

    Hi, just a quick question, could I use my still, which has a false bottom as a pasteration vessel, if I watch it very carefully

  • @JoshThomson-c1g
    @JoshThomson-c1g День тому

    It's a big production

  • @alexander8708
    @alexander8708 День тому

    As a quick question... Well I been asking a lot but this one is a little strange to me... But I start my mead back in may 19, the yeast was one from a kit it was D47 so I keep it in a cooler with ice for almost 2 months now, I don't have a lot of material because it was a kit and I was excited to make it... Well the thing is... Early today I take it out from the cooler and well it doesn't smell good, and I know how to get rid of that, but the weird think that happened was it fermented again... Why I can said that, well there are bubbles again, not a lot but some... When yesterday or the day after that it wasn't any and don't know if leave it outside (meaning out the cooler) or again in the cooler with ice... I was hoping it will be ready for my birthday next week

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      Would need your recipe, readings etc. could just be degassing, could be many things.

    • @alexander8708
      @alexander8708 День тому

      @@CitySteadingBrews it was a traditional mead from a kit... Exact measurements is a little more like 2/3 of a bottle of 2 and a half lb of honey, spring water and the D47 yeast. And well don't have readings... I know is a little bad that... But I still getting things.

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      Could just have gone dry and is degassing, or it could have partly stalled and started back up. Without readings, I can't honestly say which, sorry.

    • @alexander8708
      @alexander8708 День тому

      @@CitySteadingBrews I understand that is my bad, but well is my first, good or bad I'm proud, the next time I made one, I will be more prepared and maybe making one or 2 of your recipes.

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      To be clear, I am not scolding, just saying without that info I can't be of more help. We are all learning, and all at different points on that trip! 👍

  • @tsimmons4730
    @tsimmons4730 День тому

    Suggest looking at the BJCP score sheets that that kind of help you on yours.,

    • @CitySteadingBrews
      @CitySteadingBrews День тому

      Too complex for what we need.

    • @tsimmons4730
      @tsimmons4730 День тому

      @@CitySteadingBrews Wanted to add when first starting to learn make beer the owner of the Home Brew store. Recommends letting your beer to sit 2 weeks after fermentation. The yeast will do some cleaning up after themselves. Did this recently brewed on May 4th, and on May 25th bottled and bottled conditioned without any issues. 3 weeks won’t hurt the yeast