Mead reviews

Was it only honey and water that you used? No acids, special yeasts, glycerin, oak, or the like?

And what kind of honey?

 

Clove honey, Champagne yeasties, water. I forgot what I used to kill the yeasties, but I remember using clay to clear it before bottling. One came out as 11.5% and the other 12.5%. It was the best wedding I've ever been to.

 

Interesting. I've heard good things about Champagne yeast for mead. Not tried it myself. Not heard of clay as a clarifier, though.

 

Loving the glass, Boss. As Chris and The Don have heard me say for the last couple nights, I'm out of alcohol. Except for my 100 proof schnapps. I think it's time to order that blackberry wine I've been eyeing...

 

Oh shit. Local brewery does mead. Gonna try it in a bit with some friends. More info coming soon.

 

Failure. The flavor was good, but it was too much like champagne. Bubbly mead sucks.

Edit: Upon further review, the mead needed to be colder and allowed to settle a bit more. I'm still not too happy about the 9% alcohol, but it has a smooth taste and a sweet aftertaste which isn't cloying. 3/5

 

Does anybody like warm mead? I'm not a fan myself. I always chill it.

 

Only had mead chilled or room temperature. I prefer chilled.

 

Warm mead is good when it is cold out. Normally add some spices to the warm mead.

 

This is how I've had my mead. Spiced and heated to enjoy on cold days. Never had cold mead before.

 

I would like to try mead that way. What kind of spices? Summer, go the hell away so I can drink.

 

Cinnamon or a cinnamon stick and a little nutmeg.

 

Gotcha, thanks. Now it's time to chug the remainder of this mead. It's actually getting sweeter as I get closer to the bottom. I'm guessing it's because there's still a good amount of sediment in the bottle? Who knows. Drinky time.

 

Ahhh the freedom! Care to join in battle on MegaMek this evening my fine sir?

 

Jolly good! I should be on TS sometime after 4PM CST and we can arrange things from there.