I'm an old woman but new to mead making. I made two batches last year. The first batch, a show mead, tastes sour.
The second batch I tried to make a maple mead. I used a quart of honey, a quart of maple syrup, a handful of black walnuts, a dozen raisins, an orange, and a half packet of wine yeast.
I was hoping for a sweet mead but my mead doesn't taste right. The flavor has three stages
1st note is very bland and watery. 2nd note is pure alcohol. 3rd note has just a faint hint of sweetness.
I'm thinking I may have let it ferment too long? What say you masters?
The second batch I tried to make a maple mead. I used a quart of honey, a quart of maple syrup, a handful of black walnuts, a dozen raisins, an orange, and a half packet of wine yeast.
I was hoping for a sweet mead but my mead doesn't taste right. The flavor has three stages
1st note is very bland and watery. 2nd note is pure alcohol. 3rd note has just a faint hint of sweetness.
I'm thinking I may have let it ferment too long? What say you masters?