Hi All,
Just opened a bottle of mead I started in January 2004. It's GREAT. Worth the wait. This weekend I will start a new batch. I made mine almost 13% and then I cut it glass by glass with carbonated water. It goes down smooth straight too. Just want to tell those who are thinking about it to just do it. And don't do like me. Don't try it after 3 months and figure it was a waste of time. It just needs time.
Dave
Glad you enjoy your mead but it is still young. If you put it back until it is 18 months old I will bet you will be astounded. And it will probably be even better at 2 years. Mead ages very gracefully and slowly. With mead, more so than with most wine, the trick is to make enough to age it properly.
Ray
Now you know why Norse mythology pictures Valhalla as being an all-night mead party....
Isn't the greek nectur of the gods mead as well?
I think it is actually the nectar of flowers, which honey is made from.
Hi all:
I just started my first batch of mead, which came in the form of a 7 kg bucket of honey, yeast nutrient, yeast, and assorted other stuff from my wine supply store.
Among the add packs is a packet of oak, which the instructions say are optional. So, this may get the same response as 'what does mead taste like,' but what would oak add to my mead? I'm going to do it without this time, to see what just a straight mead is like, but am interested in what 'oaking' would do for it.
All I've done in the past is about five kits, none of which included oak.
KD
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