Recipes, Tutorials, and Themed Brews

Ready to brew a drink worthy of the halls of Sovngarde? In this video, we complete our official Skyrim Nord mead brew and test whether the Elder Scrolls cookbook recipe actually yields a drink fit for a true Nord. If you have ever wanted to transform your favorite Skyrim drinks into real-life Skyrim mead, this metheglin tutorial is for you.

We take you through every critical step of refining a spiced mead: checking final gravity, adjusting mouthfeel by infusing with oak tannins, taming aggressive ginger and clove notes, and racking to perfection. Whether you are searching for practical homebrewing tips to fix a harsh young drink or just want to explore lore-accurate recipes, hit play to see how this legendary Nord mead turns out!

Today, we are taking one of Skyrim’s most broken alchemy recipes and turning it into a real-life Resist Frost Potion! By pairing real caramelized pie pumpkin with a blend of warming spices and sweet clover honey, we are crafting a rich, 14%+ high-ABV pumpkin spice mead designed to take the edge off the winter chill.

Whether you are here for the deep Elder Scrolls Skyrim easter egg or you want a complete tutorial on making pumpkin spice mead from scratch (or both!), this homebrew walkthrough covers it all: rehydrating Lalvin EC-1118 yeast with Go-Ferm, aerating must with power tools, preparing pumpkin, using a brew bag, and taking hydrometer gravity readings.