MarzBock
Well-Known Member
Alright, so everyone saw that episode of Brewmasters where they made the *****'s Brew.. I have been musing about replicating this.
I have some mead working, just a little 2L batch for fun. It has been going for almost 6 weeks now and still won't stop bubbling... anyway, I digress.
I want to whip up some kind of stout, like Sam did on the show, and then blend it 3:1 with the mead. I can split off 1.5gal of the stout at bottling time and do the blend for a 2gal batch. I have no experience with mead, but after reading a bit, it looks like most folks let mead age for 6-12months. I KNOW Sam didn't age their mead, at least they implied that the beer was rushed together in less than a month.
SO, what do you think? Age the mead 6 months and THEN make the stout, or just wait until FG is stable on the mead and do the blend ASAP? I have a feeling this mead is going to be cloudy unless I let it sit for quite a while (or use some clarifier agent).
I have some mead working, just a little 2L batch for fun. It has been going for almost 6 weeks now and still won't stop bubbling... anyway, I digress.
I want to whip up some kind of stout, like Sam did on the show, and then blend it 3:1 with the mead. I can split off 1.5gal of the stout at bottling time and do the blend for a 2gal batch. I have no experience with mead, but after reading a bit, it looks like most folks let mead age for 6-12months. I KNOW Sam didn't age their mead, at least they implied that the beer was rushed together in less than a month.
SO, what do you think? Age the mead 6 months and THEN make the stout, or just wait until FG is stable on the mead and do the blend ASAP? I have a feeling this mead is going to be cloudy unless I let it sit for quite a while (or use some clarifier agent).