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Why isnt it popular today?
 
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because its expensive and hard to make
you know what 5lb of honey goes for??
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Because of the hangovers
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PS
if you were a self proclaimed alcoholic in the past then i dont think you posses the self control to handle sampling or casual drinking
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Wow its really good but it is very expensive. I had to try it
Ya cost. It double the cost of a cheap bottle of wine
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http://www.perfectbrewingsupply.com/categories/Beer-Brewing/Honey/
and then it takes about 6-10 months
i think its typically a pound of honey per gallon you intend to make
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I have been brewing mead (as well as beer) for about 7 or 8 years now. Its hard to get the basics right, but then it is easy and cheap.
99% of the store bought meads are garbage.
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Wow sounds like fun. What a cool hobby
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I've only had homebrewed mead from festival folks, but man it is always awesome
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Larper liquid!
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ha thats why I got it lol
I got it because Bethesda developers drank it when their game went gold lol
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sweeny_comodore posted:
http://www.perfectbrewingsupply.com/categories/Beer-Brewing/Honey/
and then it takes about 6-10 months
i think its typically a pound of honey per gallon you intend to make
I brew Mead. 1lb Honey per Gallon if you like it dry like white wine. 3lb Honey per Gallon if you like it sweet with alot of honey after-taste on your lips.
I use local Desert Blossom Honey so its not as expensive.
Hard part is fermenting and aging. 6-10 Months is too short to ferment. I let mine ferment for 1 year, then rack and bottle for another year.
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Rhint posted:
I have been brewing mead (as well as beer) for about 7 or 8 years now. Its hard to get the basics right, but then it is easy and cheap.
99% of the store bought meads are garbage.
Is there a commercial brand that is good?
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I had some at a Ren faire once..they served it warm and it was like 100 degrees that day.
I had beer the rest of the day..lol.
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Wasn't mead a safe and highly nutritious meal?
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AzureTyger posted:
Rhint posted:
I have been brewing mead (as well as beer) for about 7 or 8 years now. Its hard to get the basics right, but then it is easy and cheap.
99% of the store bought meads are garbage.
Is there a commercial brand that is good?
http://www.redstonemeadery.com/
Dunno if you can get that where you live. Most are pretty bad, but this meadery has a few good offerings.
And as to fermentation and aging times, it really depends on what kind of mead it is. I generally advise orange blossom or killer bee honey because they are the easiest to balance when making melomels (fruit mead) or metheglins (spiced mead)
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Mead is still popular in certain circles and is regularly served at fine opera houses during the intermezzo along with dry sherry.
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