Greetings,
I am planning to brew my first mead in the next week or so.
I found a beekeeper who is willing to sell me honey. However, they are recommending I buy a cheaper version than what they normally sell since it is for mead.
He has told me that it is higher water content mixed honey and I got the impression that it's what he normally would throw away.
Without an exact water content % on hand I don't expect a concrete response, but I'm interested if anyone has ever heard of such a practice or if I should look elsewhere? I didn't get a chance to look at it either since they didn't have any of it on hand.
Pretty much I just am looking for your opinions although I know there's not much detail to go on.
I don't want to spend 6 months aging my mead only to find it's no good obviously .
The price is $4/kilogram by the way. Cheaper than what I've found around here even in supermarkets.
Thanks!
I am planning to brew my first mead in the next week or so.
I found a beekeeper who is willing to sell me honey. However, they are recommending I buy a cheaper version than what they normally sell since it is for mead.
He has told me that it is higher water content mixed honey and I got the impression that it's what he normally would throw away.
Without an exact water content % on hand I don't expect a concrete response, but I'm interested if anyone has ever heard of such a practice or if I should look elsewhere? I didn't get a chance to look at it either since they didn't have any of it on hand.
Pretty much I just am looking for your opinions although I know there's not much detail to go on.
I don't want to spend 6 months aging my mead only to find it's no good obviously .
The price is $4/kilogram by the way. Cheaper than what I've found around here even in supermarkets.
Thanks!