Show us your Mead in a photo!!!

[Goofynewfie]

strawberry rhubarb

 

[Brann_mac_Finnchad]

Some beautifull meads in there..

Thomas's Very Orange Mead

 

[Curtis2010]

Created a "Braggot" today by blending the Sweet Mead and IPA I have conditioning. Damn, it is quite good! Braggot -- it's not just for breakfast anymore!

 

[Krausen89]

Created a "Braggot" today by blending the Sweet Mead and IPA I have conditioning. Damn, it is quite good! Braggot -- it's not just for breakfast anymore!

Very nice, have not yet brewed one. Is it usually blended or is there a more traditional way? I just tried a half gal batch of apple carrot cyser.

 

[Curtis2010]

Very nice, have not yet brewed one. Is it usually blended or is there a more traditional way? I just tried a half gal batch of apple carrot cyser.

I blended mine today just to give the flavors a try, but traditionally it is a combination of beer & mead ingredients which are fermented together (essentially a mix of wort & must). Took 1 liter to an afternoon gathering and came back with it empty so others liked it too.

I like the idea of keeping a basic mead around and blending with other interesting things as they become available (like seasonal fruit). And apparently this is not entirely without traditional precedent.

Brewed a small test batch of cider last year from local apples and a cyser is definitely on my list to try as well.

 

[felix1987]

Strawberry rhubarb on the left, joes quick grape on the right

Any chance I could get the strawberry rhubarb recipe off you?

 

[Goofynewfie]

Any chance I could get the strawberry rhubarb recipe off you?

sure, in this forum if you go down about 20 topics below this one there is a thread called" strawberry rhubarb need recipe input" it has a diary of me making this batch. I have only made it 1 time so far and have not finished aging yet. I think it's gonna turn out pretty good though judging by the way it tastes right now. I am still adjusting the recipe so if you try it I would be interested in feedback and how it turned out as well as any adjustments you made
I would send you a link to that page but I haven't figured out how to do that on my phone yet

 

[knotquiteawake]

Racking my first blueberry mead to secondary.

 

[knotquiteawake]

Racking my first blueberry mead to secondary.

Also, stupid pos auto siphon stopped siphoning. Had to start a manual siphon :-(

 

[EndlessPurple]

I uploaded some pics into the gallery here, now to see if I can get them to show here.

First should be: left to right: beer, very first mead, then 4 bottles of 2nd mead (raspberry, vanilla, raspberry, traditional)

My first mead in bottles (same as in the pic above)

My 3rd mead - Black Cherry. Just racked off of the fruit.

 

[luda007]

4 lbs of honey
1/2 gallon of water
1/4 gallon of cranberry juice
1lb ish of chopped raisins
t of nutrient
Packet of yeast

 

[gilliam]

My winter mead - a bochet with apples, saffron and cinnamon. It's aging nicely and it's becoming rather tasty. Should be very enjoyable this coming winter.

 

[gilliam]

A multi berry melomel that's just refusing to clear. I've given up waiting because I needed the stuff for making more mead.

 

[ruin7734]

A multi berry melomel that's just refusing to clear. I've given up waiting because I needed the stuff for making more mead.

Have you tried clarifying with sparkalloid?

 

[modebrant]

 

[Beer_me_plz]

A multi berry melomel that's just refusing to clear. I've given up waiting because I needed the stuff for making more mead.

Did you use pectic enzyme?

 

[Draugr]

Being the new guy, I think it's only fitting that I contribute.

This is my signature mead. Heather honey with meadowsweet, bog myrtle and a few other herbs.

 

[Vespa]

My buddy is eager to try some mead. I sent him this pic to show that it cleared nicely. It is a JAOM with only 50% of the pith added and Lavin 71B rather than bread yeast.

 

[crazyseany]

Here's my Joam I bottled last night... In the middle... Skeeter pee on the sides

 

[Cliclaste]

Here's my Joam I bottled last night... In the middle... Skeeter pee on the sides

What is skeeter pee?

 

[crazyseany]

Skeeterpee.com

Lemonade wine...basically

 

[luda007]

Blueberry honey mead.
I made this on Friday. Only thing I did differently was add nutrient.

http://craftychickscuppacoffee.blogspot.com/2010/06/cooking-for-sabbats-blueberry-mead.html?m=1

I made this on the 13th.
My OG was 1.103.
I just tested it with my thief. it was 1.010.

I am a complete and total noob to this stuff and have been reading others talking about adding stuff to affect FG. Are my measurements ok or do I need to do anything?

 

[bryantjt]

Bottled last night!!

 

[Cliclaste]

Skeeterpee.com

Lemonade wine...basically

Ooh sounds good, I'll have to try making some

 

[BrewerJack]

I made this on the 13th.
My OG was 1.103.
I just tested it with my thief. it was 1.010.

I am a complete and total noob to this stuff and have been reading others talking about adding stuff to affect FG. Are my measurements ok or do I need to do anything?

Looks about good to me. Looks like right around 12.23% plus any fruit sugars or anything from additives.

 

[cgr2973]

Mead is Clearing nicely any. tips continue to bulk age or botttle age. My mead is about four months in

 

[Cliclaste]

Mead is Clearing nicely any. tips continue to bulk age or botttle age. My mead is about four months in

I'm no pro, but what I do is I rack it about every 30 days until there is no sign of any debris left in the bottom, then I add clarifying agent and finishing agent, wait a week and bottle it, takes patience but my mead always turns out crystal clear with no debris at all in the bottle

 

[Cliclaste]

I'm no pro, but what I do is I rack it about every 30 days until there is no sign of any debris left in the bottom, then I add clarifying agent and finishing agent, wait a week and bottle it, takes patience but my mead always turns out crystal clear with no debris at all in the bottle

But as for aging, I say once it's completely clear, bottle it ad sit it in a dark cool room on its side and let it age that way

 

[irchowi]

I thought bulk aging was the best way to go?

 

[saramc]

Attaching a photo of my first batch of raspberry melomel. It was a one gallon trial and a raging success, ready to consume within 7 months from start. Have made 15 additional gallons since, tweaking each recipe each time, and love each one! It is one of my favorites next to my raspberry-cherry galengal mead.