Mead is honey wine. At the Brewing Stand, 5 Honey, 5 Water and 10 Fuel make 5 bottles (8 with the Brewer perk), with the Mead Making technology (80 green) and Farming mastery 4. A bottle lowers insanity by 10.
The town Brewery sells it at every tier (10, 15, then 20). At the Distillation Cube a bottle gives one Alcohol.
Each item is studied once, on the Study Table. Studying does not use the item up. With the Scientist perk, a 30% chance of a Story.