gonzoflick
Well-Known Member
OK so I have been wanting to brew a traditional mead for a while now and I am a little confused. From most of the postings I have read on this site, 15 or so lb of honey takes up to a year to ferment properly into mead ready substance. Well reading the section of "The Joy of Homebrewing" with mead recipes, the author states that with the use of yeast extracts, fermentation can be achieved in 6 weeks. Is this a true fact, or would 6 weeks be an unfinished product, even with extracts.