Mead

[the.fee.fairy]

I have bottled my mead today. its all a bit cloudy still, but so was the ginger and lemon when i bottled that, so i'm hoping it will clear.

Here's the bottles:



And here's the really cool pic i found for the labels:



I found it through Google Images.

How's your mead getting on?

[red]

mine is still working...... bubble bubble...

yours looks the right colour an all - what does it taste like now?

[the.fee.fairy]

It tastes sweet with a winey edge to it. It smells like a brewery with a bit of wine thrown in! It doesn't taste of honey. Just of sweet.

I completely made up the recipe and everything as i went along, so i'm hoping it'll be nice come christmas. If not, i'll be giving it away as presents...

[Flingdizz]

I made two batches of mead last year, both following Luath's recipe.

The first I made with Champagne yeast as it will make the most alcoholic mead but I can still only drink this mead mixed with Amaretto (sharp on its own but gorgeous with the almonds...)

The second batch I made with bread yeast which, although gives less alcohol, has a much sweeter and smoother taste and you can drink it earlier. I made it with some sloe juice and it is rather yummy!

[the.fee.fairy]

Mine's made with bread yeast. Can't be bothered to go traipsing to the homebrew shop in town for new yeast every time!

[adekun]

I am little late noticing the post. A few years ago I had my first forays in making mead. Rather than risk using lemons and raisons I did buy spend a little on the various powders, Champagne yeast and sadly honey (too early).
I decided on a strawberry melomel, a hopped methegin and a small mead. Keen not to end up with anything sweet or sickly, after a good 18 months maturation the results were very encouraging.
During the first racking the mead was passed through a Harris filter – a good investment.
If any body is interested, I could dig my notes when I next visit my parents.

[the.fee.fairy]

Yes please.

Next time the pound shop's selling honey, i plan to make another batch or two, so proper recipes would be good!

[red]

Sounds good!! Let us know how it tastes in a year or so lol...

bottled my mead tonight. its paler than expected

its beautifully clear, smells of wine and honey (no pong!) and tastes great! its medium, fairly smooth and a gentle honey background. took a bottle round to my parents (who also liked it!) and blagged another 3 jars of honey for the next brew. its been about a year in the making, but well worth it.