Hi everyone
After trying my brewing hands on several batches of beer over a short amount of time lately, I would like to try something else (and to me a bit daunting) that I have been wanting to do for a long time.
I would like to brew mead, and though I've been reading lots of articles lately, I'm still very uncertain where to start. I would essentially like to make one batch that I will split into two 4 litre/1 gallon batches and ferment them individually with wyeast 4632 (dry mead) and wyeast 4184 (sweet mead) strains.
What I am looking to make are meads with aromas and flavours that give associations to Christmas and would be truly enjoyable in front of a fireplace while a harsh Norwegian winter rages outside.
So holiday meads... Raisins, oranges, allspice, cinnamon, cloves? where do i start? I should have access to whichever honeys can be found in Far North Queensland, so probably a variety of rainforest (though orange blossom honey alludes me) and a wide range of eucalyptus honeys (ironbark, red gum, yellow box, etc).
I would like the meads to be ready by Christmas 2016 and am looking to start making them in a month or two. Any help and pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
Bjorn
After trying my brewing hands on several batches of beer over a short amount of time lately, I would like to try something else (and to me a bit daunting) that I have been wanting to do for a long time.
I would like to brew mead, and though I've been reading lots of articles lately, I'm still very uncertain where to start. I would essentially like to make one batch that I will split into two 4 litre/1 gallon batches and ferment them individually with wyeast 4632 (dry mead) and wyeast 4184 (sweet mead) strains.
What I am looking to make are meads with aromas and flavours that give associations to Christmas and would be truly enjoyable in front of a fireplace while a harsh Norwegian winter rages outside.
So holiday meads... Raisins, oranges, allspice, cinnamon, cloves? where do i start? I should have access to whichever honeys can be found in Far North Queensland, so probably a variety of rainforest (though orange blossom honey alludes me) and a wide range of eucalyptus honeys (ironbark, red gum, yellow box, etc).
I would like the meads to be ready by Christmas 2016 and am looking to start making them in a month or two. Any help and pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers
Bjorn