Author Topic: 4 year old mead (Read 4876 times)

chairmanphil · « **on:** March 01, 2012, 03:34:31 pm »

i have just noticed that my mead from 2008 has stopped fermenting! time to dig out some bottles and decant it this weekend.

does anyone else make mead?

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #1 on:** March 01, 2012, 09:51:11 pm »

Not mead but OH often makes wines, he has been looking at mead. The last lot of wine overflowed several times

in it's ferment year so riot persued ( singlehandedly by moi! ) now he is wanting to try mead.
4 YEARS.... There's NO chance!

chairmanphil · « **Reply #2 on:** March 01, 2012, 09:58:04 pm »

Quote from: Mammyshaz on March 01, 2012, 09:51:11 pm

Not mead but OH often makes wines, he has been looking at mead. The last lot of wine overflowed several times in it's ferment year so riot persued ( singlehandedly by moi! ) now he is wanting to try mead.
4 YEARS.... There's NO chance!

what ya want is some bee keepers with some fermenting honey!

Sylvia · « **Reply #3 on:** March 02, 2012, 09:37:53 am »

I used to make mead with my honey cappings. You need to keep it another 3 or 4 years after bottling (try to keep a couple of bottles anyway you'll be amazed at the difference

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chairmanphil · « **Reply #4 on:** March 02, 2012, 09:43:03 am »

Quote from: Sylvia on March 02, 2012, 09:37:53 am

I used to make mead with my honey cappings. You need to keep it another 3 or 4 years after bottling (try to keep a couple of bottles anyway you'll be amazed at the difference )

great plan but word gets around when the bottles come out!

so so tempting