One of my projects back in 2004 was to try making a mead. My Dad was a college Humanities teacher, and Beowulf and drunk Vikings were often topics in our house. B-{)
From my notes, I had a tough time getting the yeast to take off on this, and finally attributed it to having too low a pH. I corrected that with some calcium carbonate and it took off.
I'm drinking it now. It's a dry beverage, and apparently I was impatient when I bottled it, because there is sediment that clouds the mead after the first two glasses. It doesn't affect the taste, but having two crystal clear glasses to three cloudy ones is sort of disappointing. Lesson learned. Patience.
I'll definitely be making another batch. It tends to be more expensive to make than my usual efforts... perhaps all of $3/bottle, but well worth it. B-{)
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