IPYay
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So, I'm about to embark on my first mead. I've secured an award-winning recipe from a friend for an orange blossom ginger mead, and I'm ready to go! All that's left to do is to select the honey to use.
I'm in the northern California area and I would love to use a local honey provider. I called about a dozen honey providers and one in particular came back with a very inexpensive estimate ($60 + shipping for 20 lbs of orange blossom). All most all the other estimates came to much more.
Here's my question: should I be concerned that I'm not getting high quality honey? Having never brewed a mead before, I'm not sure what sorts of criteria I should watch for when I'm selecting a honey. What do you experienced mashers look for when selecting a honey for your mead? Or can I just use the cheapest honey that's available?
Good fermentations, IPYay.
I'm in the northern California area and I would love to use a local honey provider. I called about a dozen honey providers and one in particular came back with a very inexpensive estimate ($60 + shipping for 20 lbs of orange blossom). All most all the other estimates came to much more.
Here's my question: should I be concerned that I'm not getting high quality honey? Having never brewed a mead before, I'm not sure what sorts of criteria I should watch for when I'm selecting a honey. What do you experienced mashers look for when selecting a honey for your mead? Or can I just use the cheapest honey that's available?
Good fermentations, IPYay.