cloves in mead

[mtarselli]

Powdered vs whole? I don't want to kill my flavor.profile. Suggestions on a cloves/gallon ratio?

 

[Insomniac]

Really depends on the rest of the recipe, I find cloves often overpower a mead. I would go for whole cloves and probably no more than 1 for every 2 gallons.

 

[fatbloke]

I used the suggested amount in the original JAO recipe i.e. 1 per gallon, though Joe suggests no more than 2

Clove flavour is extracted by the alcohol content, hence it seems that its best to err on the side of caution. Plus I'd say whole as ground can provide a dusty sort of taste......

 

[NineMilBill]

Plus I'd say whole as ground can provide a dusty sort of taste......

Anything powdered never seems to taste as fresh, either. You can always pick up on it - whether you can name it or not....something's just...off.

 

[fatbloke]

Anything powdered never seems to taste as fresh, either. You can always pick up on it - whether you can name it or not....something's just...off.

My point exactly.....but expressed in a better way (in my own defence, I was stuck on the side of a motorway, having run out of driving time after a 14 hour day )