Just putting it out there, I brew mead.
what the hell is that?
fermented honey.
It can be really simple or really complex.
It can be high abv, or low(ish)
It can be dry or sweet or in between.
I have a sweet tooth and tend to make stuff that is around 16-18%.
Herbs, fruits, spices, and even a smokey marshmallow cooked honey style.
If anyone wants to chat about it or ask questions - happy to.
Mead
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Is it similar to brewing beer?
Other than the exotic ingredients is it basically honey, water, yeast?
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I’ve never tried it ….
Is it Like a honey wine ? I do like red and port ,
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I’ve never tried it ….
Is it Like a honey wine ? I do like red and port ,
I hate the term honey wine, but that is essentially what it is but there are no grapes.
a dry mead can be more like a white wine, a medium to sweet mead can be like a red, all the way through to a syrupy liqour.
some of the styles Ive made:
plain, spiced, chocolate, coffee, chai, maple syrup, lots of different fruits and berries, cooked honey
Ive heard of a smoked honey mead so I will have to try that now I have a smoker. -
Interesting.
I never knew there were different types.
I just thought it was always too sweet so have never really tried it.
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G’day
Ive made a few interesting things home made ginger beer apple cider and Lilly Lilly champagne. One thing being a brewed product they all have a dry finish ie not sweet. Love plastic beer bottles cause I’ve had a few over gassed results.
How do you get a sweet mead?
Regards Dave
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I love mead. I've gotta get into brewing my own. Looking at getting a couple of my own hives at home, so hopefully by then I can get enough honey to make some mead with it.
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G’day Jimmy
Wow what sort of alcohol levels do you get?
Second question is how little can you brew I ask this as I’ve got a couple of native bee hives. Honeys interesting and different but the thing is you can only rob a little each year safely for the hives health about 250 grams.
Regards Dave
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I had a mulberry one once from a place here in WA, and we have a mulberry tree in the backyard, so that's definitely one I would be happy to try.
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Watching this thread. I've had mead before and would love a go at brewing it.
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I have never had Mead before.
I am not a big Beer drinker as it just not to my taste maybe Mead could be my thing.
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I have never had Mead before.
I am not a big Beer drinker as it just not to my taste maybe Mead could be my thing.
Mead is much more like wine than beer, but not wine, if that makes sense? Perhaps between wine and fortified wine, JimmyRaven , help me out here.
You need to try it basically to see if it's for you. And if you think it's not for you, don't write it off completely as there is a very wide range of tastes, you just may have not had the one that is right for you?
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Gidday JimmyRaven - I've started my own Mead (alongside some beer and alcoholic lemonade) I've just poured it off into secondary fermenting vessel for the next four months - so it fermented for 4 weeks before I syphoned it over. Mine contains literally Mead yeast, Honey and water. I'm hoping it all goes well. Any advice you can give would be most appreciated.
I do prefer sweeter than dry and as this is my first batch - mmmm I used 8kg honey to a 23L fermenting vat so I'm hoping it turns out sweeter.
Thanks
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I've brewed numerous mead's, although I don't have a sweet tooth, so find I prefer brewing them to drinking them.
Here's the recipe I've always followed - https://aussiehomebrewer.com/t…inners-mead-recipe.32762/
It makes a sweet (or "sack") mead, with a few spices to balance it out and add complexity. Takes about 3 months to fully ferment out, but is at it's peak after 12 months in the bottle.
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