Looking to have a batch ready by Halloween. Would like to try something a little clovey. Any suggestions? How do cloves hold up in fermentation? Or should they be added after?
Anybody have a good Mead recipe?
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I am sorry you have not been given any assistance. I have never tried mead much less made any.
I wish you luck.
I wish you luck.
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Yeah. I'm a beer brewing guy myself. I tried a Mead at a Halloween party last year and wanted to replicate it for my party this year.
I have a good recipe, but alas I don't think you can get a batch done by Halloween (2017 anyway). The initial fermentation could be done in a few weeks depending on the SG you started with and the yeast you used (as well as how much yeast booster/nutrients) but "fresh" mead is REALLY harsh, it needs at least 6 months in a bottle to even begin to mellow, IMHO. After 2 years....now you are talking! Its kinda like port (and wine, I suppose) in this respect, rather than beer.
Obviously at this point nothing is gonna be done by Halloween, but if you'd like I can (hopefully) post a good mead primer to get you started. If you have beer making stuff then you shouldn't need much if anything equipment wise for mead.
Obviously at this point nothing is gonna be done by Halloween, but if you'd like I can (hopefully) post a good mead primer to get you started. If you have beer making stuff then you shouldn't need much if anything equipment wise for mead.
