P pujiman Active Member Joined May 27, 2013 Messages 39 Reaction score 1 Jul 13, 2013 #1 Anyone ever make a mead with agave nectar in place of the honey? I'm thinking about doing this but wanna think it through first
Anyone ever make a mead with agave nectar in place of the honey? I'm thinking about doing this but wanna think it through first
dbsmith Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Feb 3, 2011 Messages 470 Reaction score 114 Jul 13, 2013 #2 I made a low gravity (~6.5%) mead with half agave and half honey. Turned out pretty decent.
OP OP P pujiman Active Member Joined May 27, 2013 Messages 39 Reaction score 1 Jul 13, 2013 #3 Did you get any noticeable flavor from the agave?
Beernik Well-Known Member Joined Jun 26, 2009 Messages 4,193 Reaction score 1,011 Location Camano Island, WA Jul 13, 2013 #4 I thought it was earthy, meaning a dusty-dirt flavor but in a good way. If you're hoping for tequila flavor, it definitly wasn't that.
I thought it was earthy, meaning a dusty-dirt flavor but in a good way. If you're hoping for tequila flavor, it definitly wasn't that.
dbsmith Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Feb 3, 2011 Messages 470 Reaction score 114 Jul 15, 2013 #5 It didn't taste much different from an all honey mead to me, but I am not really a connoisseur of mead at the moment.
It didn't taste much different from an all honey mead to me, but I am not really a connoisseur of mead at the moment.