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==See Also==
[https://www.academia.edu/31052051/Of_Hony_-_A_collection_of_Mediaeval_brewing_recipes Elska á Fjárfelli of Aethelmearc's list of recipes]

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Mead (sometimes: "meath") is a fermented, alcoholic beverage made primarily of water and honey.

There are many sub-types of mead with their own names:

Metheglin
a mead containing spices
Melomel
a mead containing fruit
Oxymel
a mead containing vinegar

among others, some of which are period names (metheglin, melomel) and some are not (capsicumel).

Sources

Name Date Country Language English Translation Description Panels
Trossingen 58 Grave Find 580 CE Germany Archaeological, book in German This grave find contained a bottle with pollen grains indicating a mixed fermented beverage including honey. 6th Century CE Hopped Mead
Tractatus de magnete et operationibus eius, folio 20r 1300-1400 CE England Text in Latin, Recipes in (middle) English in English, transcription available The earliest known English mead recipe. 6th Century CE Hopped Mead
Maison rustique, or The countrey farme 1564 CE France French Period English Translation A comprehensive text on running a country estate.
The Closet of Sir Kenelme Digbie Kt. Opened 1669 CE England English (in English) Post-period, but likely based on period techniques. Comprehensive, and reasonably detailed. Contains a truly disgusting number of mead recipes. To Make White Mead

See Also

Elska á Fjárfelli of Aethelmearc's list of recipes