mead

Also known as medd

Mead (, ), also called honey wine, and hydromel (particularly when low in alcohol content), is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20%. Possibly the most ancient alcoholic drink, the defining characteristic of mead is that the majority of the beverage's fermentable sugar is derived from honey. It may be still, carbonated, or naturally sparkling, and despite a common misconception that mead is exclusively sweet, it can also be d

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Mead is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey mixed with water, often with added fruits, spices, or other ingredients, and can range from about 3.5% to over 20% alcohol by volume. It is possibly the oldest alcoholic beverage known to humans, and its defining feature is that honey provides most of the fermentable sugars that create the alcohol.

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Within Vinony's link graph, mead is referenced by 959 other articles, and connects out to Mead in Poland, anisette and Tubâ.

It sits within the topics Accuracy disputes from May 2023, Danish cuisine and Early Germanic cuisine.

Its subject is documented across 64 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Drink.name: Mead
Drink.image: Swedish_Mead.JPG
Drink.caption: Swedish elderflower-flavored mead.
Drink.type: fermented beverage
Drink.abv: 3.5–20.5%
Drink.proof: 7°–41°
Drink.ingredients: honey, water, fruit, herbs, spices
Drink.colour: pale yellow
Drink.flavour: dry, sweet or semi-sweet
Drink.variants: metheglyn, chouchen, bochet
Drink.related: tej, midus, medovukha, bais, balché

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Wikidata facts

Image: Honey-Fruit-Mead-Brewing.jpg

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Commons category: Mead
native label: Mead

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections

Contents

History
Etymology
Fermentation process
Varieties
Regional variants
Mead variants
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Mead that also contains spices is called ' (), and mead that contains fruit is called melomel. The term honey wine''' is sometimes used as a synonym for mead, although wine is typically defined to be the product of fermented grapes or certain other fruits, and some cultures have honey wines that are distinct from mead. The honey wine of Hungary, for example, is the fermentation of honey-sweetened pomace of grapes or other fruits.

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