Anyone else make mead?

[LeeMo]

The youngest and his fine bride gave me a brew kit this Christmas. I've managed to save up enough bottles now, so I hope to cook up a batch this weekend. Wish me luck.
By my calculations , I'll drink it faster than I can brew it, so if it turns out palatable I'll have to expand the operation or supplement with store-bought.
I'll help you dispose of that mead if you need help.
LeeMo

[Teleguy61]

only came in a 22oz, i could never finish it

I can only assume you weren't really trying.
22oz of good beer?
Just a warmup.
As Ben Franklin said.......

[eniam rognab]

well after a while all i could taste was the piney cay-pissyness..

plus it would get warm, but youre right im a weakling...

i would usually split it with someone, one serving is enough!!

[cbass]

Man a 22oz dudnt even get me through lunch

[martin manning]

theres a brewery in mammoth ca i think that brews a beer called HWY 395 IPA brewed with sage, which abounds in the eastern sierras. kinda piney, sorta cat-pissy, and beer-y, only came in a 22oz, i could never finish it

IPA 395 profile: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/40 ... Dukeofearl
A 22oz of 8% ABV is not for wimps.

Anchor is well known for its annual Christmas ale, which has often been flavored with juniper. I'm not a big fan of these things if the odd flavor is anything but very subtle, and for me that goes for any spiced beer.

[cbass]

Yup I like my beer to taste like beer

[Leo_Gnardo]

Anchor is well known for its annual Christmas ale, which has often been flavored with juniper. I'm not a big fan of these things if the odd flavor is anything but very subtle, and for me that goes for any spiced beer.

Juniper = gin flavoring. So, if you like gin shots with your beer, maybe this is for you...

Of all those flavored brews, Belgian "Kriek" is the only one so far that hits the spot with me. Sour cherry. Closest thing in the USA is a Sam Adams winter beer made with cranberry. In both of these the fruit content is kept low and NOT sweet, which keeps them refreshing & good & not on the foo-foo brew chart. WORST ever: beer made with hazelnut. Barf-inducing. One taste and both bottles went into the rubbish bin. Yik yecch ga-phooey!

[martin manning]

Of all those flavored brews, Belgian "Kriek" is the only one so far that hits the spot with me. Sour cherry. Closest thing in the USA is a Sam Adams winter beer made with cranberry. In both of these the fruit content is kept low and NOT sweet, which keeps them refreshing & good & not on the foo-foo brew chart. WORST ever: beer made with hazelnut. Barf-inducing. One taste and both bottles went into the rubbish bin. Yik yecch ga-phooey!

Leo! A man after my own heart! Big fan of lambics and Gueuze here! If you haven't tried them get yourself some Framboise (raspberry) and Gueuze (plain lambic). For the latter, Lindeman's "Cuvee Rene" is reliably good. New Belgium Brewing Co. in Ft Collins CO (the Fat Tire people) make real lambic in the US, and anybody anywhere near there should visit. Homebrewers have had success making it, as I have judged that category a number of times (some years ago now). Fortunately it is available locally, so I can just go down the street and buy it. ;^)

[NickC]

Allan Holdsworth on brewing:

Q: Are you still brewing beers?

A: No. I just drink them!!! (huge laughter)

Q: Ok. What are your top five beers?

A: Wow, OMG, that's a tough one. One of my favorite is Timothy Taylor's. I like Beck's beers. I like the London beers Fuller's and Young's and I've always liked Tetley's because you could drink gallons of it without falling over. (huge laughter) That's one of the hardest things to do. You can make a real rocket fuel beer like many micro-brewers do that has a really strong taste but have a lot of alcohol. It's hard to make one that has a low alcohol content that tastes good. I actually love Czech Budweiser beer. It was pretty good. The American version is one of my least favorites.

MM: Well, I have to say I caught you drinking a Coors with lemons on one of your last shows here in Houston.

AH: Really? Maybe I was drinking a wheat beer at the same time. Who knows? I used to drink lemon with rice beer.(laughter)

Source:
http://www.therealallanholdsworth.com/a ... rrison.htm

[boots]

I'm surprised that no one had tried brewing with hash or hash oil. Especially here in CO. I think you could just put it in at the beginning of the boil along with the bittering hops.

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna try it eventually. Hasn't this idea occurred to anyone but me?

[EtherealWidow]

Hadn't thought of that, no. Sounds terrible honestly. Like carbonated bong water.

If I could brew a beautiful milk stout, I would never brew anything else again.

[cbass]

Hash tastes pretty good IMO
You can make tincutures with moonshine for medicinal purposes only

[eniam rognab]

I'm surprised that no one had tried brewing with hash or hash oil. Especially here in CO. I think you could just put it in at the beginning of the boil along with the bittering hops.

I'm pretty sure I'm gonna try it eventually. Hasn't this idea occurred to anyone but me?

ill take a six pack, for medicinal purposes

[cbass]

All this beer talk is making me thirsty.So ItS not to early to start drinkin beer is it?I'm really wanting some moosehead but I'm on a PBR budget

[boots]

Carbonated bong water - I sure hope it doesn't taste like that!

cbass, you better get started home brewing. Once you get about $100 worth of equipment, you can make the best beer imaginable, a lot cheaper than you can buy it. Brewing is really easy. If you can boil water and wash dishes, you can make beer.