# Standard Mead > This drink is not dissimilar to the beer except is made with the sweet produce of the bees: Honey. Golden mead is sweeter than your average brew and contains lower alcohol content. It is often enjoyed as a lighter drink. ### Fermentation Combine several bottles fresh honey in a cauldron of boiling water over a lit fire and and let stew for precisely three minutes. At this point the cauldron should change to a deep honeyed amber and should smell deeply of nature and pollen at this point the mixture will be ready to bottle. Decant the piping hot mixture into three glass bottles and age for a few years in a barrel made form oak wood for optimum quality ### Drink Information There are no known positive effects other than the customers' enjoyment of this brew. it is well known to be a drink for the upper class. When brewed correctly This drink will have a golden colouration and should have a beautiful sheen. This drink has an alcohol rating of II. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.bendingmc.net/bendingmc-wiki/brewery/recipe-hints/meads/standard-mead.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.