Comments on: How to Make Mead [Traditional and Spiced] https://myfermentedfoods.com/how-make-mead/ Simple Cultured Recipes Sat, 11 Jul 2020 18:04:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 By: Donovan https://myfermentedfoods.com/how-make-mead/#comment-2700 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 18:04:33 +0000 https://myfermentedfoods.com/?p=4125#comment-2700 Hi. Just a quick question.

Do you split the 4 gal water? Mixing honey and 2 gal water in the pot and the other 2 gal into the fermentation bottle?

]]> By: sally https://myfermentedfoods.com/how-make-mead/#comment-2001 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:41:51 +0000 https://myfermentedfoods.com/?p=4125#comment-2001 In reply to Gigi Mitts.

Hello Gigi, thank you.
I have also read that you can add flavour to taste in the glass before drinking. Perhaps that’s worth trying too.

]]> By: Gigi Mitts https://myfermentedfoods.com/how-make-mead/#comment-1999 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:38:05 +0000 https://myfermentedfoods.com/?p=4125#comment-1999 In reply to Sally.

Hi Sally, Yes, you can add fruit and spices to the secondary fermentation. There are a couple of things to keep in mind 1) fermentation may resume as fruits contain water (roughly 70%) which reduces the level of alcohol and extra sugar in the fruit will initiate fermentation, and 2) it may take a while for fruit and mead to blend so determining the optimal point when to bottle can be difficult. Having said this, it’s definitely worth giving it a shot 🙂

]]> By: Sally https://myfermentedfoods.com/how-make-mead/#comment-1979 Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:16:43 +0000 https://myfermentedfoods.com/?p=4125#comment-1979 Hello Gigi,

Thanks for this information. Do you think it would be alright to add fruit or spices to the secondary fermentation, or, even leave them in the bottle while aging the mead?

Thank you

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