Recipes, Tutorials, and Themed Brews

In the world of Dungeon Crawler Carl, the Rev Up Immunity Smoothie is infamous for tasting like "the diseased asshole of an incontinent skunk"—made from toilet-grade moonshine and blended Laminac Elite corpses. But today, we’re fixing that!

In Part 1 of this fantasy homebrewing build, we take those wild lore effects and transform the recipe into an ultra-refreshing, easy-drinking Strawberry Lemonade Melomel Mead!

We're crafting a low-ABV (session style, ~9%) honey-wine using frozen Costco strawberries, local clover/alfalfa honey, black tea for mouthfeel tannins, and Lalvin 71B yeast. Watch step-by-step as we construct the must, rehydrate our yeast, calculate initial gravity, and prep this batch for primary fermentation!

Is our tropical Dungeon Crawler Carl fantasy brew heading down the drain, or can we turn this brew disaster into a triumph? Welcome to Part 3 of our Mordecai Special Brew series! In this hands-on tutorial, we determine whether our coconut vanilla mead is a total fail or if it can be fixed.

Fermenting coconut water left a harsh electrolyte aftertaste that almost forced us to scrap the batch. Watch step-by-step as we blend it with a traditional mead, back-sweeten with raw honey, and adjust acids to try to save this fantasy-inspired homebrew without starting from scratch!

In this episode, we’re taking our coconut vanilla mead to secondary fermentation! Inspired by Mordecai's Special Brew from Dungeon Crawler Carl, this fantasy-themed potion brew came out of primary at 11.8% ABV—but it definitely needs some balancing to live up to the book's true immortality status. Join us as we rack off the coconut cap, attempt to fix weird electrolyte flavors and layer in rich complexity.

If you're looking for homebrewing tips, a step-by-step mead tutorial, or inspiration for your next pop-culture brew, this video covers essential secondary fermentation techniques, rackings, tasting adjustments, and troubleshooting trickiness!

Finalizing and tasting our Dungeon Crawler Carl-inspired melomel: Mongo’s Slobber and Sinew! After sitting on wine tannins to build up the mouthfeel, this high-gravity strawberry cherry mead is ready for finishing. We’re doing a quick hydrometer check, racking off the lees, and balancing the flavors by back-sweetening with raw wildflower honey to lock in the ultimate semi-sweet profile. If you’re learning how to make melomel at home or want practical mead-making tips on finishing, rack-backs, and balancing acid versus sweetness, this video breaks down the exact process. We cover how to handle young mead off-flavors, maintain sanitization, and prep your batch for thermal pasteurization to prevent re-fermentation in the bottle.

Today, we are following up on our strawberry cherry mead (Mongo’s Slobber and Sinew) to check in on how primary fermentation went after two weeks in the fermenter. We aren't rushing this process. The fermentation started off strong and finished down dry, so we are taking a hydrometer reading, calculating the final ABV, and doing an initial taste test. Because the berries stripped of their color and left behind a flat mouthfeel without enough tannins, we are racking over to secondary fermentation to clear the mead off the heavy fruit sediment and adding wine tannin to build up the body. Watch to see how to handle fruit racking, tannin adjustments, and managing air exposure during secondary!

Welcome back, crawlers! Today, we are taking inspiration from Dungeon Crawler Carl and brewing up a batch of Carl's Jug O Boom turned into a mead! Make sure you keep Princess Donut away from this stuff! Forget the gimmicks. We aren't just throwing super-hots in here to burn your face off. We wanted a spicy mead that actually tastes good, brings you back for another sip, and fits the explosive theme. Our secret weapon? Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes). It provides a wonderful flavor, a beautiful red color, and just the right amount of kick. We also have a bit of a brewing disaster early on (mold!), but we troubleshoot, pivot, and come back stronger with a fresh batch. Watch to see how we handle unexpected mishaps in the kitchen!

Can a homebrew grant you 30 seconds of virtual immortality? Today, we’re brewing a high-stakes, life-saving potion straight from the dungeon lore: Mordecai's Special Brew.

While the original potion comes with some nasty side effects, we’re turning this fantasy drink into a delicious 12% ABV Coconut Vanilla Mead. Using coconut water for natural hydration, local wildflower honey, and black tea for tannins, this tropical batch is built to survive the dungeon (or at least your weekend).

If you’re a fan of LitRPG, fantasy alchemy, or homebrewing wine or mead, grab your airlocks and let's start brewing!

If you’ve been paying attention in the dungeon, you know that certain powerful creatures are easily offended. And when they get appalled, blood gets spilled. Today, we are brewing a mead designed to look like it came straight off a fourth-floor battleground: Mongo’s Slobber and Sinew.

This is a fruit mead, also known as a Melomel. We are aiming for a terrifying, deep blood-red color by combining three pounds of whole strawberries with cherry juice and honey. Because of some previous dungeon chaos (check out the Carl's Jug O' Boom video for context), this batch is coming in a little stronger than planned, with a potential ABV around 14%.

Grab your favorite fermenter and let's get brewing!

Hello fellow crawlers. If there is one rule in the dungeon, it is that if Grand Champion Princess Donut Queen Anne Chonk wants something, she gets it. And today, she wants mead. In this episode, we are attempting to capture the complex personality of the Queen Anne Chonk in a single drink. She is strong, she is sweet, and she is definitely a little spicy. To represent her name, we are brewing a Spiced Acerglyn—a mead made with a blend of honey and maple syrup—to emulate a maple-glazed donut as a homage to her name as well as her personality. This is a high-gravity brew designed to be both strong and sweet, matching Donut perfectly. Don't let my massive on-camera funnel fail discourage you; if I can recover from dumping must all over my counter, you can definitely make this at home!