That's right, we made a MEAD that has 30% alcohol content! It took some math, and some brewing, and some expletives, but it worked! The real question is, how does 30% ABV Mead taste?

Did we REALLY make 30% ABV? We tested it here:    • Refractometer + Hydrometer = ABV?  Re...  
How does this Mead taste after aged 1 year?:    • We made a 30% ABV MEAD a Year Ago - H...  
Racking:    • Racking Homemade Mead, Wine, and Cider  

Ingredients:
3.5 lbs Wild Flower Honey
1/2 teaspoon Wine Tannin: https://amzn.to/3OQWbx5
96 oz Water
2.5 grams Fermaid O: https://amzn.to/45Ndllu
1 packet Red Star Premier Blanc Yeast: https://amzn.to/3WQWWIo

Additions:
1 teaspoon Yeast Hulls (if necessary): https://amzn.to/3WQ1aAf
25.5 oz Hamilton 151 Rum 75.5%ABV
13.5 oz Everclear 75.5%ABV
6 oz White Rum 63%ABV
Back sweeten with honey to a gravity of 1.012
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