In this video, we go over how to bottle a basic mead. As many of our viewers will know we have been doing a series on how to make a simple and basic first-time mead. Though with the holidays it has taken us longer then we wanted to get to the Bottling process. Well, we finally did and it tastes great. Due to lighting, some footage was unusable but we were still able to do a video talking about how to bottle your mead. We also give a few options on bottles to use so you don’t have to buy a few brewing and bottling set up if you are just trying one batch to see if you might enjoy the hobby.
Category: Holidays And Sabbats
Learn about Holidays and Sabbats and ways you can work them into your practice or celebrate them with your friends and family.
Magickal Coffee Hour EP 7 2019 Yule Special
In this episode of the Magickal Coffee Hour, we talk about yule some ways one can celebrate it some of the different meanings and how to just enjoy the season in general.
How To Make A Multi-Berry Mead Part 1
I got a lot of interest and feedback on my making a basic mead video. So when my wife asked me to start a new batch of my multi-berry mead I decided to film that and share that recipe as well since I know a lot of people love fruit meads. Honestly, this method is very similar to making a basic mead. I actually do not add the fruit too much closer to the end to get more fruit flavor as that is how I and my wife prefer it. With luck, it will all make sense as this mead making series comes along. Below you will find a list of items you will need to get started.
15 pounds of honey of your choice I like clover for this mead (for this batch I decided to try the honey from Walmart here is hoping it comes out ok.)
Lalvin 71-B is the yeast I am using
This recipe is for a full 5-gallon batch
As always check your local homebrewing laws and happy brewing.
Also, check out our Basic Mead videos below.
Magickal Uses of Beef and How to Make A Easy Yule Roast
With Yule on the way, I got an email asking if I could show an easy beef dish a Couple could use to serve their parents and grandparents. The said my Chicken recipe turned out so well for them they thought I might be able to help here as well. After email back and forth some I came up with the idea of a simple Yule Roast in the Crockpot. In the following video, we talk about the magickal properties and uses of beef in Culinary magick and show how to make that very roast recipe.
Magickal Properties of Beef bliss, excitement, grounding, prosperity, protection, strength
Holiday Spice
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tbsp ground cloves
1/ tbsp ground black pepper
YULE ROAST
NEEDED Holiday Spices, 6 Quart Crockpot, 3-4 pound chuck roast, Rosemary, Salt, Pepper, Sweet Red Wine Blend, Lemon juice, Mayo, Mixing bowl, and a small whisk
Put your chuck roast into the crockpot and add 2 Tablespoons HOLIDAY spice and 2 Tablespoons Salt and 1 cup of the sweet red wine blend set the crockpot on low and cook for 10 hours.
When the Roast is done ladle out about a cup of the broth in the crockpot into a mixing bowl and add 2 large tablespoons of mayo 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of salt and mix the ingredients well and chill for one hour if you want a thicker sauce you can add a little more mayo but be careful and taste as you do as you may need to add more seasoning.
Serve the beef on a plate with the white sauce on the side for dipping or your guest to add to the beef with sides or a nice salad.
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How to Make Wassail
With Yule on the way, I thought I would share a recipe that we love in my family for wassail. You might be wondering just what is wassail. Wassail is a strong alcoholic punch like drink that is commonly made with ale and apples. It was once a very common and important part of the Yule season. The holiday carol ‘A Wassailing We Come’ is in fact about this drink. In the past friends and neighbors would go wassailing what we might call caroling today. if you lessen to the modern carol you can hear the tradition of them going around singing in exchange for an offering of strong drink(wassail) and some coins for their purse. Honestly, I might have enjoyed caroling more if they were handing out alcohol lol. The idea was to bring good health and joy to all those you shared the wassail with. So enjoy the video below to learn more and make a batch of wassail for you and your family and be in good health and cheer. From our family to yours have a wonderful holiday and a very blessed Yule.
Holiday Spice
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tbsp ground cloves
1/2 tbsp ground black pepper
Wassail Ingredients
1 cup Brown sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon (can be removed)
3 bottles of ale
3 bottles of hard cider
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp holiday spice
2 sticks cinnamon
whipped cream
Add to a crockpot and heat on low till warm serve warm with whipped cream on top.
Introduction To Working With Odin
In this week’s video, we talk about Odin the Allfather of Norse Mythology. Odin is indeed a great entity to work with and The god I work with most in my personal practice. Most people I talk to see him as a god of battle or as the god who chooses the warriors who have fallen in battle to join him in Valhalla.
However, Odin is so much more then this he is a god of war and death sure but he is also a god of life, Poetry, magick, wisdom, knowledge, and some even say of travel. He is also a powerful shaman and a wonderful teacher of Norse shamanic practices.
Over the year Odin has been for me an amazing friend ally and teacher. I hope you enjoy the video below a simple and easy introduction to how you can start working with Odin today and how he can help you in mastering your path and life.
Introduction To Yule and the Winter Solstice
Yule or the Winter solstice is a wonderful time of year. often associated with family, friends, joy, love, and prosperity as well as the coming of the new year. I often find many people seek to stick so strictly to one tradition or other for this holiday that they end up stress and not have much fun.
I to was guilty of this lucky for me my loving wife set me straight. She was the one who pointed out we could celebrate the meaning of the season our way with our family traditions. That is what we did and just like that, I started to enjoy the holidays again. I go into more detail in the video below on how you can begin celebrating Yule. I cover some of the basic meanings of the season and give a few ideas to try and talk about how and why you should also seek to find your own traditions to honor the meaning of the season.
I also want to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season no matter what path or tradition you follow or what holiday or religion you are. May you and your families always be blessed.