<Home brewing> My stash of Mead.....

[Blademaker]

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Straight Honey Mead.
About 5-6 weeks away from bottling.

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18 gallons, in various stages of fermentation.

[Sea Six]

:hurray:

[Olustee bus]

I see that you have a lot of air in the carboy. Is that not a problem. I bet it is good. How does it taste?

[Blademaker]

I see that you have a lot of air in the carboy. Is that not a problem. I bet it is good. How does it taste?

The air in the carboy is no problem at all, as all fermentation has ceased. That particular batch has been racked 3 times, and I just have to wait for what little sediment that's left to fall to the bottom. Inert clearing agents have been added.

As far as taste........well.......the last batch of straight honey mead was named "Tears of Angels". :D

[CertInsaneC5]

Looks/sounds good. :seasix:

Still reading up and taking notes from the books SeaSix turned me onto. First batch of "something" should start in a couple weeks. :hurray:

[island14]

Pruno.. :hurray:


Around here they make a coconut wine called Tuba.. but the better stuff Bahalina comes from Leyte.

:cert:

[island14]

Looks/sounds good. :seasix:

Still reading up and taking notes from the books SeaSix turned me onto. First batch of "something" should start in a couple weeks. :hurray:

K.. I missed it..

Jail house recipes for Apple Jack? :island14:

[Kerrmudgeon]

So.....what does mead taste like? I know it's the forerunner of modern beer, but I've never had any. Describe it to the uninitiated. :bigears:

[Blademaker]

So.....what does mead taste like? I know it's the forerunner of modern beer, but I've never had any. Describe it to the uninitiated. :bigears:

Mead is a true honey wine.
In lieu of grapes, lots and lots of honey is used for fermentation.
Depending on the style of yeast used, it has a pretty high alcohol content.
Sweet Mead has a nice honey flavor.
When you add fruit, it's called a Melomel, and depending on the yeast you use, it takes on flavor from the fruit as well. In the picture, there are 9 different flavors, using 2 different yeasts.

As I tell people, If you can boil water, you can make beer.
If you can pour water, you can make Mead.
It's crazy easy to make. :D

[xXBUDXx]

How much can you legally make before the BATFE kicks in your door?

[Sea Six]

How much can you legally make before the BATFE kicks in your door?

Iirc it's up to 250 gal/yr. If you have one more adult in your household you can make up to 500gal/year. That goes for beer or wine. You can't legally distill anything without a .fed license.

If you can't drink all of it, you can't sell it but you can legally give it away.



Although if you make even just one batch of Charlie Papazian's all-grain chocolate Oatmeal Stout recipe, as described towards the end of his book The Joy Of Homebrewing, the BATFE will be kicking your door in, along with everyone else, just to get a taste of it. It's that good. :yesnod:



:beer: < The Oatmeal Stout in question (same color)

[Kerrmudgeon]

Lots and lots of honey?....that could be pretty costly.:(

[Blademaker]

How much can you legally make before the BATFE kicks in your door?

Not nearly as much as when Tammy kicks my ass. :funniest:
She went in the dining room the other day, looked around, and just said "Really?"...........How many bottles do you have now, and how many bottles will all this yield? (Answer.......150........fifths)

Lots and lots of honey?....that could be pretty costly.:(

I found a sweet 'lil 'ol lady that sells local honey for $42 a gallon.
A gallon and a half will make 5 gallons of semi sweet Mead.
At 25 fifths for a 5 gallon batch, that comes to about $2.53 per fifth.
Add about $1.50 per fifth for any fruit you may use, and you're still waaaaaaay under $5 a bottle.
And it takes at least 6 months before you supposed to have a sip, a year is preferable.
But that doesn't always happen.........:leaving:

[Cybercowboy]

I had mead at a Renaissance fair once. It was pretty good.