I've been brewing beer for years. Last year I decided to try making a mead. I had never tried mead before, but it sounded good. I've now done 3 meads - JAOM, a lemonade mead, and a grape mead. The flavor of all 3 turned out fine, but the aroma is a bit off putting. I'd describe it as "chemically", if that's a word. My friend said it smelled like paint thinner. Having never tried anyone elses mead, I have no basis for comparison, but I can't imagine it's supposed to smell that way... any way to counter act that smell?