I Mead advice
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As background, my wife doesn't like beer. Can't stand the taste of any type of beer. Which has always worked out well for me since I have a built in DD.
Tuesday night I ordered a beer that I thought was a IPA but ended up being a Mead (I didn't read the description). I didn't discover the error until the server brought the mead. At that time my wife and I both thought the server brought a glass of white zin. It looked, smelled and even tasted like white zin. My wife took a sip and really liked it and now she wants me to make a mead.
I really don't know anything about them. I don't know if that a typical flavor profile? I've read through the mead section but thought I would ask here if anyone has a recipe that might fit that description?
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take a bottle of white zin, rip the label off and tape a honeycomb to it."Oh, you were serious? I was drunk."-C_B
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or @frydogbrews could give you some real advice."Oh, you were serious? I was drunk."-C_B
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FromZwolle said:
take a bottle of white zin, rip the label off and tape a honeycomb to it.
This way seems legit to me. But....
If you want to make mead taste like that you use that Wyeast sweet mead strain and also hard water. The rest is all in the honey you use....but the yeast and hard water will get you most of the way there. -
frydogbrews said:FromZwolle said:
take a bottle of white zin, rip the label off and tape a honeycomb to it.
This way seems legit to me. But....
If you want to make mead taste like that you use that Wyeast sweet mead strain and also hard water. The rest is all in the honey you use....but the yeast and hard water will get you most of the way there.
Hard water makes good mead?!?! I need to make some mead!
Order some WD-40 from amazon and meet me at the dock --
Thym -
DrCurly said:frydogbrews said:FromZwolle said:
take a bottle of white zin, rip the label off and tape a honeycomb to it.
This way seems legit to me. But....
If you want to make mead taste like that you use that Wyeast sweet mead strain and also hard water. The rest is all in the honey you use....but the yeast and hard water will get you most of the way there.
Hard water makes good mead?!?! I need to make some mead!
I didn't say that.
I think it depends on if you think white zinfandel tastes good. -
frydogbrews said:DrCurly said:frydogbrews said:FromZwolle said:
take a bottle of white zin, rip the label off and tape a honeycomb to it.
This way seems legit to me. But....
If you want to make mead taste like that you use that Wyeast sweet mead strain and also hard water. The rest is all in the honey you use....but the yeast and hard water will get you most of the way there.
Hard water makes good mead?!?! I need to make some mead!
I didn't say that.
I think it depends on if you think white zinfandel tastes good.
I've had one or two that I liked, and never had one that was undrinkable...
Order some WD-40 from amazon and meet me at the dock --
Thym -
Really, I should just make a doamn mead already.
Order some WD-40 from amazon and meet me at the dock --
Thym -
The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
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Order some WD-40 from amazon and meet me at the dock --
Thym -
The only thing between me and a train wreck is blind luck..... - Kenny
