Recent content by aeowyn

I actually don't like malt beverages much and haven't brewed my own yet. Braggots aren't bad: I rank them with the beers that taste really fruity or chocolatey and are therefore more drinkable. It's the bitter hops flavor I don't care for. I did just find a site that convinced me lager yeast...

If you use lager or ale yeast for a mead, it becomes a "small" or "short" mead. It's done/drinkable in 1.5 weeks or longer and is usually 6-9% alcohol by volume. I've got an awesome recipe (it's dead easy to make; it's hard to make small mead come out bad) that I've been using with ale yeast...