I got three 55 gallon drums of raw clove honey 2 years ago at an auction for $1.75 a gallon. Last year we made tons of mead; but we still have a 55 gallon drum left.
The misses and I have talked about replacing some for the sugar with honey this year but were wondering about how it will affect the over all flavor. As anyone ever played with honey when they were not making mead? If you have tried it could you describe the back round flavors that it left.
It looks like we will be doing a peach and white grape blend this year. We have the peach with a little oak started and thinking about adding the honey to the grape once they get ripe. We have plenty of dandelion, honeysuckle, rose, maple, and apple on hand that we sometimes use during blending for back round flavors.
The misses and I have talked about replacing some for the sugar with honey this year but were wondering about how it will affect the over all flavor. As anyone ever played with honey when they were not making mead? If you have tried it could you describe the back round flavors that it left.
It looks like we will be doing a peach and white grape blend this year. We have the peach with a little oak started and thinking about adding the honey to the grape once they get ripe. We have plenty of dandelion, honeysuckle, rose, maple, and apple on hand that we sometimes use during blending for back round flavors.