Ahoy! (Here to learn the ways of mead)

[Jindak]

Ahoy!
I've made mead before but now I wanna try other recipes than just only using fruits. Like adding spices and such for more complex flavors.
I'm still a beginner so if anyone would like to share easy beginner friendly mead recipes please do.

Happy Wine Making!

 

[milw]

Welcome aboard! I’m just starting too, just bottled my first gallon based on the JAOM (Joes Ancient Orange Mead) recipe. I have two gallons of sorglyn BOMM going (Denard Brewing), a cyser (Apple Cyser Mead Recipe - 1 Gallon - Home Cider Making) and my first 5 gallon, a plain BOMM that I would like to at least partly do with cranberry in secondary. Folks here are super-helpful & welcoming
cheers- Scott
oh I also did a gallon of Denard’s 3 day honeybush mead (not sure if that counts as a session mead? Anyway all consumed within 5 days of pitching!)

 

[Jovimaple]

Welcome to WMT!

 

[David Violante]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[BigDaveK]

Argh, welcome to WMT matey!

 

[sour_grapes]

Welcome to WMT!

 

[Rice_Guy]

Welcome to WMT

My biggest observation is that it is easy to over do a spice. I was floored at how intense half a stick of cinnamon in five gallons of cyser can be. (but at two years it’s better) I like bench trials and feel the best way to start is to create some extracts in grain alcohol to try combinations.

Ken Schram: Mead Maker is my starting point in meads.