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I second the recommendation for compleat mead maker. Ken Schramm has single-handedly changed my mead making from throwing the ingredients to an old recipe together and crossing my fingers to knowing what to expect from the end product before I even start a batch.

There is no such thing as "leftover" mead. A use can always be found for mead :p

Not sure if it's too late to matter, but... Starting a primary fermentation, then splitting to make two different melomels/metheglins is a relatively standard practice in mead making. One consideration is to make sure that both recipes are compatible with your honey choice, and another is...

Nothing should be treated like Joe's ancient orange except Joe's ancient orange. The author of that recipe intentionally breaks several rules of mead making to make an easy no-fuss mead. Your do want to rack to a secondary after initial fermentation stops, as well as rack again whenever a...

Joe's Ancient Orange is designed to be made by a beginner with little to no specialized equipment. It is tailored as in introduction to the mazer's art, and as a test to see if a person has the patience for mead making - if you can't make a decent, drinkable batch of Joe's the first time out...