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Making dry mead?
I am going to be getting married in about a year and was thinking I wanted to make some mead for the festivities. I like dry champagne and think I would like dry mead (though I've never tried it I haven't met an alcohol I didn't like). I've read about it and it seems more complicated than beer but not that difficult. I am a beginner brewer but obviously I need to make it soon and was wondering if this is too difficult for the beginner to do. Are there any easy kits/hints/tips/web pages for a beginner to get into doing this?
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Javon
There's lots of mead making stuff on the Internet. I haven't made any myself, too impatient. I'd try a commercial version before committing that much money and time into something first. You'd hate to have it taking up fermented space for a year, only to find out you don't really like mead. Any good liquor store with a good wine selection should have a couple kinds of mead. I pretty much consider any mead dry, but the main differences for them dry to sweet would be in the type of yeast used. Your LHBS should have some knowledge, since they're usually the home winemaking store also. It's actually pretty simple, from the times I've seen it made and what I've read about it. You don't have any of the steps that brewing beer does, just dissolving the honey in hot water, spicing it if desired, and fermenting it. Really pretty basic, just takes forever to ferment. There's actually a complete section in TCJOH on making mead, and Papazian put a couple of recipes in there too. Seems like it would probably be a good place to start. Good luck, and congratulations on the engagement!
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Jaylin
There's lots of mead making stuff on the Internet. I haven't made any myself, too impatient. I'd try a commercial version before committing that much money and time into something first. You'd hate to have it taking up fermented space for a year, only to find out you don't really like mead. Any good liquor store with a good wine selection should have a couple kinds of mead. I pretty much consider any mead dry, but the main differences for them dry to sweet would be in the type of yeast used. Your LHBS should have some knowledge, since they're usually the home winemaking store also. It's actually pretty simple, from the times I've seen it made and what I've read about it. You don't have any of the steps that brewing beer does, just dissolving the honey in hot water, spicing it if desired, and fermenting it. Really pretty basic, just takes forever to ferment. There's actually a complete section in TCJOH on making mead, and Papazian put a couple of recipes in there too. Seems like it would probably be a good place to start.
Thanks
Jimmy
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