How To Brew Real Nord Mead (Spiced Mead) - Skyrim Metheglin Recipe Recreation

Whether you raised your sword for the Stormcloaks in Windhelm or stood with the Imperial Legion in Solitude, there is one truth every Nord agrees on: nothing beats a horn of warming, spiced Nord Mead (also known as metheglin) to cut through the arctic cold of Skyrim. In this episode, we're diving straight into The Elder Scrolls Official Cookbook, Volume 1, to recreate a true gaming classic: Nord Mead! We're scaling up the official recipe for a 1-gallon batch, adjusting the potent spice ratios so the cloves don't overpower the brew, and sharing a simple trick for zesting oranges cleanly without gunking up your auto-siphon. Grab your favorite drinking buddy, hit play, and let's get some mead in that belly! 📜 Nord Mead Recipe (Part 1 Primary) Honey: Local Wildflower Honey (Water to reach 1 Gallon volume) 2 inches peeled & sliced ginger zest of 2 fresh oranges (pith-free) 1 tsp ground cardamom 1 tsp whole cloves 2 cinnamon sticks Yeast: ~1/2 Packet Lalvin 71B Nutrients/Hydration: 1/4 tsp GoFerm and 1/4 tsp Fermaid O ⚙️ Gear & Ingredients Used in This Video 1 Gallon Narrow-Mouth Glass Fermenter with Bung and Airlock: https://amzn.to/4fTqEGK Star San Sanitizer: https://amzn.to/4xkZDD7 Lalvin 71B Yeast: https://amzn.to/3S6XiwX GoFerm: https://amzn.to/4bCzabT Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/4w8A8E7 Hydrometer & Test Jar: https://amzn.to/4bvf8jI Favorite Pitcher: https://amzn.to/4xkXsiV Sharple Hone-It Vegetable Peeler: https://amzn.to/4iBzuvL Funnel with Air Release Channel: https://amzn.to/46tuUZf Drill Aeration Attachment: https://amzn.to/4gBkMlR ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 - Skyrim Nord Mead Recipe & Elder Scrolls Lore 01:26 - Best Honey for Mead: Why Use Wildflower? 02:27 - How to Scale Up Mead Batches Without Over-Spicing 03:51 - How to Rehydrate Lalvin 71B Yeast with GoFerm 05:42 - Orange Zesting Secret to Avoid Clogging Your Auto Siphon 10:14 - Adding Honey & Mixing the Must 11:24 - Why You Must Aerate Mead Must (Power Tool Hack) 15:06 - Adding Nord Mead Spices: Ginger, Cloves, Cardamom & Cinnamon 17:18 - Spicing Mead in Primary vs. Secondary Fermentation 19:56 - Topping Off a 1 Gallon Fermenter 21:52 - How to Read a Hydrometer for Starting Gravity 24:24 - Pitching Yeast & Installing an Airlock 26:19 - What to Expect in Secondary Fermentation (Part 2) 27:04 - Active Mead Fermentation Bubbles! 💬 Join the Conversation Which side did you choose in Skyrim? What video game or fantasy brew should we tackle next? Let me know in the comments below! Make sure to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss Part 2, where we take our final gravity reading, rack to secondary, and give this Nord Mead its first taste test! #Skyrim #NordMead #ElderScrolls #Homebrew #MeadMaking #Lalvin71B #ElderScrollsCookbook #MeadRecipe #wine