I have 5 gal of Scottish Heather Honey mead just sitting. 3 gal in a carboy just aging, the rest in 4 one litre bottles to taste for the next 4 years. I also have three gal of Wildflower honey mead in a small oak cask aging. Once I have drained the four bottles of Heather Honey mead I will shift that to the oak cask.

I like to take 2lbs of honey (buck wheat is great) add water to five gallons. Add 5 tsp of yeast nutrient and than add a packet of red star montrachet dry wine yeast. Cap this with a co2 valve and let it sit for a month. Then shift it to a second carboy for three months. I use a packet of Liquor quik Super Kleer to clear the mead before bottling. This produces a fine dark dry mead at about 16-18% alcohol content.