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May I have some advice on mead, please?
« on: September 05, 2010, 12:00:53 »
We're in our second year of beekeeping, and beginning to win the odd prize at the local show, rather to our surprise.  There are classes for mead, and also for other honey-based drinks, so I thought we might make some for next year.

We have a little experience of wine and beer making, so we know the basics, but I'd be very grateful for any top tips on mead making. 

For example, the recipes that I've seen differ over whether to use cold tea or wine tannin. Does anyone have a strong view one way or the other? Does the tea blend make a difference to the taste of the mead?

And if we made a melomel, what fruits would you recommend?

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Re: May I have some advice on mead, please?
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2010, 12:28:06 »
Cant help wiht the mead Im afraid but congrats on the prizes. Always good to hear of folks doing their bit for the bees.

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Re: May I have some advice on mead, please?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2010, 19:20:03 »
I have never made mead to show so just a thought from someone who did win a few prizes for wine and beer a long tome ago.

Tanin every time-you know the precise amount

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Re: May I have some advice on mead, please?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2010, 09:31:03 »
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Tanin every time-you know the precise amount

That's a good point. Thanks.

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Re: May I have some advice on mead, please?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2010, 17:10:02 »
 Hi there,
                You may have already looked, but this site has some good info, http://www.makemead.net/
                                     Adrian.

 

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