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Regarding Making Mead
Maltease
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My roommate and I have to decided to endeavor to make some mead! I was wondering what all flavors you guys have had or made yourselves before. The recipe calls for key limes and mint (they refer to it as a "mojito mead") but neither of us are big on mojitos. Any suggestions?
*EDIT*
To keep this on topic, let's just broaden this to all self-prepared booze. Stories, special recipes, general discussion on making your own liquor. No moonshine though. Cause eff moonshine. Tears me UP.
*EDIT*
To keep this on topic, let's just broaden this to all self-prepared booze. Stories, special recipes, general discussion on making your own liquor. No moonshine though. Cause eff moonshine. Tears me UP.
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Just throw some honey and yeast together and see what you get.
Making it from scratch, sir. We know it's gonna take awhile. It'll be really young when we want to drink it (halloween), but we know the consequences.
Because I am a huge nerd like that.
But after trying some store bought stuff I came to the conclusion I wouldn't really like it anyway.
It was too sweet for me so I freeze distilled it
I think I was the only one who liked it after that point
It was like being punched in the face with a frappucinno
I've never had it.
It sounds pretty gross though.
what I learned was never give up, no matter how cloudy it looks or how shitty it smells, and don't tell too many people because mead is apparently a pretty hard drink to take seriously
Pruno is where its at these days.
To be fair, last time I had it I probably shouldn't have been having it (for legal reasons). That was probably...5 years ago? I haven't tried it since. Who knows, maybe I like it now? That new brand they sell at the Hy-Vee near here actually looks pretty good. It's flavored with berries (like blueberries and strawberries) and has a CRAP ton of actual berries floating in it.
I mean, I was gonna post it all on facebook anyway. So I suppose I could upload it here as well.
As a moonshiner, I would agree. But mead is a super huge pain to make.
For your first batch I would contact a supply store and go with a premade (probably for your first three or so) before trying your own recipe. Most pre-made brew kits run between $30-$50 for the materials, though it can get much higher for mead depending on the market price of honey at the time.
Don't skimp on your equipment or (and especially) your sanitizer. A quality sanitizer is the difference between terrible piss and a good brew.
of course, it's shank or be shanked
See, this is a man that knows what's up.
Because not liking beer makes me feel less manly than I should.
Oooookay. Here's the thing: Moonshine isn't really a branded thing.
Around here when we say it we're referring to the white corn whiskey that we make or that is made in an often legally grey area. Not what you bought at the Hy-Vee with berries.
it's good though
http://www.totalwine.com/eng/product/sky-river-mead-semi-sweet/106836750
My great granny's first husband was in the mafia and got murdered.
She was a flapper.
Oh man, this is a quest worth undertaking. We live in a golden age of beer.
No joke? Any stories? Do tell. Was he one of the people who filled their tires with bootleg hooch?
I still gotta go to the local bigass booze store and see if I can't do a make my own six pack thing.
Should make this a Kickstarter. "Get Uriel to Enjoy Beer"
I get around that by drinking tequila
Unfortunately I never met him myself.
He died before I was born.
MY KIND OF MAN.
And I by drinking whiskey, neat.
have you tried wheat beer? Probably my favourite
If you can, you could try Boulevard. That may be a missouri only thing though, I'm not 100% sure. Their wheat is the BUSINESS though.
The first beer I liked was Hoegaarden.
It's not bitter at all, and it's an ale so it doesn't have that nasty lager taste.
Gonna be honest here, I've only ever been given big label light beers.
I wouldn't know where to begin on anything because the only beer I've had has been nasty as hell.