Any Mead brewers in the house?

[Teufel Hunden]

I've done a few batches here and there. Those look like some pretty tasty honeys. What're you going to be using as far as yeast goes?

Pat

I'm still trying to narrow down a yeast I like. This first run I'm trying Lalvin D-47. Are there any you liked that I should pick up?

I just tasted all the honey and they're all pretty interesting. Acacia is still my all time favorite honey, but the Lime Blossom and the Gallberry are also very sweet with some interesting variations. The others are all a bit less sweet, with stronger flavor tones... I can't wait to see how they all brew up.

I've tried some meads, but have had little success. The best was a cyser (apple cider + honey) that came out as a nice apple wine. I've been focusing more on homebrewing beer lately and I made a nice roasty stout back in February. If you find a recipe that works well for a small sample batch of mead, please let me know. And if you would like any input on getting started with the beers I'd be happy to chat.
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I'll let you know the results of this batch. It'll be a medium mead, good for a broader audience I think.

I'll shoot you a PM as my beer production gets closer. I'm wanting to make a good chocolate stout, and will probably need some insider tips and what not. Thanks for the offer.

[MadMouser]

I'm still trying to narrow down a yeast I like. This first run I'm trying Lalvin D-47. Are there any you liked that I should pick up?

I just tasted all the honey and they're all pretty interesting. Acacia is still my all time favorite honey, but the Lime Blossom and the Gallberry are also very sweet with some interesting variations. The others are all a bit less sweet, with stronger flavor tones... I can't wait to see how they all brew up.

I'll let you know the results of this batch. It'll be a medium mead, good for a broader audience I think.

I'll shoot you a PM as my beer production gets closer. I'm wanting to make a good chocolate stout, and will probably need some insider tips and what not. Thanks for the offer.

I use D-47 a lot, but have a recipe for a nice sweet dessert mead that I use Wyeast 4632 (Dry Mead) yeast with. It starts out over 1.100 and finishes at like 1.020. 18 pounds of honey, a few tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice, a couple vanilla beans, and the yeast.

PM away, any time.

My son and I just pitched the yeast for a barleywine about two hours ago.

Pat

[Teufel Hunden]

I use D-47 a lot, but have a recipe for a nice sweet dessert mead that I use Wyeast 4632 (Dry Mead) yeast with. It starts out over 1.100 and finishes at like 1.020. 18 pounds of honey, a few tablespoons of pumpkin pie spice, a couple vanilla beans, and the yeast.

PM away, any time.

My son and I just pitched the yeast for a barleywine about two hours ago.

Pat

That sounds pretty tasty, thanks for the post!

I generally like my mead a bit less sweet... I'm using about 13.5lbs for this 5 gallon batch. But, reading this post made me want to try my hand at a dessert mead sometime.