Hoo Boy! What a kick!

[Svehn]

So I just sampled a taste of my first try at mead. Holy S--t! This has bite.

It is a newborn at 3 weeks old and is sitting at 16% ABV with a possible 1% to go. The honey flavour is very nice once I wait for the initial young alcohol burn to pass.

I can't wait for this to age. Does anyone have a time machine I can borrow to go 2 years into the future so I can see what this mead will be like when it matures?

 

[robie]

Sorry, no time machine. Patience, patience, patience!!! Make something else to drink in the meantime. The summer or mist style wines are ready to drink right away.

 

[Svehn]

I've got rhubarb and cherry clearing right now. Can't wait for them either.

It is pure torture.

 

[Dend78]

welcome to the world of wine! time to make some skeeter pee or dragons blood

 

[fatbloke]

I found the patience thing the hardest thing to learn.......

Then I realised that my "inner lazy b*****d" was a benefit, if I just made enough batches and didn't do anything stupid, they'd come out fine.......

 

[Wade E]

Meads can even take a little longer then that sometimes.

 

[Svehn]

I've been eyeing up the dragon blood recipe.

Another thing i have been eyeing up is to make a wine out of five alive.

How would I make it less acidic without diluting it a lot?