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Oh sorry, not hib but hip! Rosehip, the fruit from wild roses. The sloe was widely available and used in households, if it was actually used for mead is hard to tell.

Thanks talleymonster! I will! Other wild yeast meads I have made: apple/hib, sloe/plum, apple/thyme. The apple ones seem to be a little slower that the sloe ones. They all need much more time than any of the meads I have made with added yeast.

This is the recipie for my first experiment with wild yeast mead, and in my opinion one of the best I have made so far! It was made in 2002 and I have saved a few bottles to see how it turned out after some years; and it is delicious! Everything that comes into contact with the ingredients or...

Does anyone here have any experience making wild yeast mead? Have been experimenting for a while now, with great results according to fellow viking reenactors, but would love to learn more from other people with the same interest...