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Mead Making Inquiry
Posted on 11/5/24 at 11:09 am
Posted on 11/5/24 at 11:09 am
Any of y’all homebrew / make mead?
Any recipes y’all have found that work best re: other ingredients besides honey and water?
Any recipes y’all have found that work best re: other ingredients besides honey and water?
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Posted on 11/5/24 at 11:43 am to LeeeroyJenkins
Off to the pit of misery with you.
Dilly Dilly!
Dilly Dilly!
Posted on 11/5/24 at 11:48 am to LeeeroyJenkins
Posted on 11/5/24 at 12:08 pm to RonFNSwanson
Caramel Apple Bochet is great
Best I have made is just a standard mead with local sourwood mead.
Mead definitely has been a lot better if you make sure you get great quality raw honey.
Best I have made is just a standard mead with local sourwood mead.
Mead definitely has been a lot better if you make sure you get great quality raw honey.
This post was edited on 11/5/24 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 11/5/24 at 12:34 pm to LeeeroyJenkins
Mead needs a very long time to age, longer than most homebrewable things. Even a "quick mead" is going to need a year. There's a few shortcuts out there to make it drinkable sooner. The best one of those I've had is a pyment called "Joe's Grape Mead" which is easily searchable on the internet.
Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:08 pm to Dam Guide
Bochet is something I will try after getting a couple brews accomplished.
Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:09 pm to deeprig9
Will check it out, thanks
Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:21 pm to LeeeroyJenkins
Done several... it's a year long process, but can be excellent. Be sure to rack often the first few months (every 2 weeks) to avoid the mead sitting on dead yeast too long. I neglected that one batch and found it had a slight cough syrup taste.
Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:31 pm to LSUBoo
Another pro-tip for OP:
Small variances in a mead recipe can have huge differences in the final result. If you think "I'll just add a little bit extra of this, and maybe hold off a little on that" with what you think are minor adjustments will be augmented and amplified in the final product. There's nothing wrong with tinkering with recipes, just be aware, when you go tinkering with a tried and true recipe and wait 1+ years for the final product, you might be really disappointed.
Small variances in a mead recipe can have huge differences in the final result. If you think "I'll just add a little bit extra of this, and maybe hold off a little on that" with what you think are minor adjustments will be augmented and amplified in the final product. There's nothing wrong with tinkering with recipes, just be aware, when you go tinkering with a tried and true recipe and wait 1+ years for the final product, you might be really disappointed.
Posted on 11/5/24 at 3:37 pm to deeprig9
Read Joe’s Grape Mead recipe and good comments on being a quick one.
I’m starting with 3lbs of homegrown Tupelo honey and Lalvin K1-V1116 and some raisins.
I’m starting with 3lbs of homegrown Tupelo honey and Lalvin K1-V1116 and some raisins.
Posted on 11/6/24 at 5:42 am to LeeeroyJenkins
wiltznucs has posted about running a "boutique winery in Tampa, Florida focused on Mead/honey wine" in a business thread on the Money Talk Board. Not sure if they ever post on F&D, but you may catch their attention in an active thread.
business thread
business thread
Posted on 11/6/24 at 7:14 am to Twenty 49
Thank you
Posted on 11/6/24 at 9:43 am to RonFNSwanson
Dammit, now I gotta go watch that video again.
At least I got chicken.
At least I got chicken.
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