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Wed Sep-15-04 03:31 PM
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Any recommendations as to brands or the like? Just color me curious....
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Wed Sep-15-04 03:34 PM
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last year and it turned out way too sweet! That's my only experience with it.
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Wed Sep-15-04 03:38 PM
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I can't remember what brand it was, but yes, it was way too sweet for my liking. And it burned going down.
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Wed Sep-15-04 03:39 PM
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honey water yeast (some PH adjusments and nutrients for the yeast) best age for at least 6 months best I ever had was 27 years old. I have some that I made 7 years ago for special occasions.
real mead is hard to come by...
www.gotmead.com
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Wed Sep-15-04 03:41 PM
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4. Not particularly wonderful |
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Edited on Wed Sep-15-04 03:43 PM by JVS
I can see why the switch to beer and wine was made. Smelled a bit yeasty.
Got mine at the museum shop of a museum in Germany that was displaying an exhibit on the Allemanen
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Wed Sep-15-04 03:45 PM
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And you have to age it at lest a couple years. It loses the sweetness.
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Wed Sep-15-04 03:46 PM
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6. I had some at Ren Faire once... |
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It would probably be way too sweet for me now, but it went down like candy then (I ended up pretty tipsy off of a relatively small amount).
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Wed Sep-15-04 04:06 PM
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7. In a castle in Ireland once |
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Wed Sep-15-04 04:38 PM
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Edited on Wed Sep-15-04 04:39 PM by frylock
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Wed Sep-15-04 10:51 PM
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Wed Sep-15-04 10:59 PM
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10. I cannot remember the brand but I've had a good honey mead |
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and will try to find it.
Don't mind me though, I like anything with alcohol in it.
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Wed Sep-15-04 11:06 PM
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11. once on British Airways, it was okay |
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Thu Sep-16-04 12:08 AM
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12. I've only had homemade mead |
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Most of it is rather light-tasting, ranging from dry to moderately sweet. But at a recent meeting of our homebrewing club, a bottle was passed around that had been seriously aged--something like ten years. It was amazing; it had darkened in color and developed raisiny and plum-like flavors, comparable to a tawny port.
If there's anything commercial out there that's like that, I'd sure like to know about it. I probably lack the patience to try making it myself, though. Beer and instant gratification seem to be more my speed.
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