Did Vikings back sweeten mean?

[Beer Viking]

Did vikings back sweetened mead or did they just have dry meads. I know that they used fruit and spices but without K Sorbate could they have even back sweetened?

Thanks!

 

[mac_1103]

without K Sorbate could they have even back sweetened?

By pasteurizing? Of course they wouldn't have called it pasteurizing.

 

[lumpher]

Short answer: No, they did not backsweeten, but they did add to it so it wasn't just honey, water, and yeast.

Here is an interesting article I found by the guy that wrote "Make Mead like a Viking":

https://fermentology.pubpub.org/pub/cwi5cero

 

[MightyMosin]

If the wild yeast ferment didn't finish, it could be sweet without back sweetening.