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Wed, 20 February 2008 / 1100

Reality Check :: Mead

Filed under: Home Brewing, Beer, Mead, Wine

Reality Check :: Mead

Good day all. In the last few days my wife and I decided to crack open a couple of bottles of our first two batches of mead. The very first batch, mostly our first experiment in mead making is well over two years old - that is bottled more than two years ago.

The second batch was a mead with berries. We call it our “Christmas Mead” because we generally make it before Christmas and then try it the following year.

All I can say about both batches is “WOW!!!!!!”

Patience, they say, is a virtue - but in this case, patience makes awesome mead.

The first batch was a beautiful honey-yellow, as it should have been, and was very sweet, unlike what it tasted like in the beginning.

The red mead was brilliant, ruby red, also sweet, clear and had a distinct honey and berry flavor.

All I can say is if you’ve never had a good mead you should try it. If you haven’t ever made it, try it. If you have made it, have patience and let it age!

That’s all for now.






















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