Meadery in Farmstead World — building in the game, and what it is on a real farm.
A meadery ferments honey thinned with water: the must is strained, often heated, and pitched with yeast before it goes into tank or barrel.
Honey carries almost no nutrients for yeast, so a meadmaker adds a little yeast nutrient and gives the ferment more time and warmth than a beer would get.
Mead takes age well. Barrel and bottle time soften the young, sharp ferments, and a meadery is really a cellar with a fermenting room attached.
Farm facts about meadery
The little tower on a barn's roof peak is a cupola — it vents hot, moist air out of the hayloft, and often wears a weathervane on top. (general reference)
A good chicken coop has perches for roosting and nest boxes for laying, and its most important job is keeping the flock safe and secure from predators. (en.wikipedia.org)
Chicken keepers have argued for generations: the 'fresh air school' says coops should be open and breezy even in northern winters, while others seal their coops snug against the cold. (en.wikipedia.org)
Hens naturally lay mostly in the warmer months, but lighting that mimics summer day length inside the coop keeps them laying eggs year-round. (en.wikipedia.org)
Traditional British stables kept hay in a loft reached by a pitching door, above cobbled floors with drainage channels to keep the stalls dry. (en.wikipedia.org)
Pig housing has its own vocabulary: a small pig house with an outdoor run is a 'sty', and a low, half-round field shelter for pigs is called an 'ark'. (en.wikipedia.org)