Since some people call it a honey wine I figured this would be the best place to post this. I made a mead today that I call "Taunting Knight on the Parapet" nod to Monty Python Elderberry Mead. Did make a Cyser as well but that is another story.
John "JR"
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You certainly did better than I did. When about 13-14 we neighborhood kids read an article about making mead. Basically pour honey in bucket and float bread on top for yeast. When bread got moldy then remove bread and let it sit in dark cabinet. Made us all so sick I remember it today and might be the reason I don’t drink alcohol to this day.🤢
It's on my to-do list - I used to make beer but I traded that hobby for BBQ because it's less time consuming and more family oriented (plus, it's hard for me to kill 5 gallons of home brew). Would love to dive in and make a small batch with some Louisiana honey. Any tips?
The NewBee Guide was written in 2006 by Angus, then a very active member of the GotMead forums, and a new, but avid, meadmaker. Angus developed several recipes that turned out pretty awesome, and the NewBee Guide was his very kind gift to GotMead to help... #contained #contaminated #descriptions
One of the first brews I ever did was a mead. I boiled ten pounds of honey in five gallons of water and added some toasted hazel nuts I had previously soaked in some sherry cask aged single malt Scotch whiskey. I let it cool for a few days, then removed the hazelnuts and transferred it to a carboy. I pitched a second stage yeast, hoping it would fizz for about 6 weeks in the basement. Unfortunately the basement was too cold to finish the ferment on time and three months later I had to bottle for a party the next week. The result of this mistake was life altering!
The mead kept on fermenting and was like Champagne in flavor with just a hint of fizz when we finally tried it. The bubbles were so tiny! I have never been able to reproduce the flavor and mouth feel of that batch. I would choose that hands down over Champagne any day! Cheers.
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