Not strictly gaming....

[Argonor]

But it will sure help me get in the mood for SASA and Age of Blood...   



My first homebrewed mead has stopped fermenting and can be tasted - I'm siphoning it into another container for clearing before it should be bottled and stored 1-2 years. If it survives that long...

[Malamute]

Marvellous!

I can almost smell and taste it!

[Eric the Shed]

Excellent!

[Lowtardog]

Lovely , do you have your own Beehives too?

[Argonor]

Lovely , do you have your own Beehives too?

No, I bought this honey - I do have plenty of space in my back garden (we have 4813 sq. meters of plot) for a handful of beehives, though, and I am contemplating the idea.

The stuff tastes fantastic, btw., and I have filled an old whisky bottle for tastings - I have some empty bottle contributors to invite for a taste before they can get a full bottle as thank you; the brew has to settle/clear for a month por so, so I should be bottling it around Christmas.

[Captain Blood]

Ah, Niels, you will have to come back to BLAM some time, and bring your mead with you 

(Are you going to drink it from the skulls of your enemies, or is that a different Scandanavian custom?  )

[Mitch K]

Argonor, I've made mead before, and though it was nice, it was a bit, well, bland. I prefer fruit wines or sloe/damson gin

Go for the beehives though - now the neonics are gone maybe the bees will thrive!

[Argonor]

Argonor, I've made mead before, and though it was nice, it was a bit, well, bland.

Did you leave it 1-2 years on the bottles? The flavour should get much richer when stored.

But, actually, my brew tastes a bit like cream sherry already - I shall let SOME of it be stored, anyways 

Ah, Niels, you will have to come back to BLAM some time, and bring your mead with you 

(Are you going to drink it from the skulls of your enemies, or is that a different Scandanavian custom?  )

I think that the Scandinavian custom regarding mead is to mix it with old-fashioned home-brewed beer/ale to sweeten the taste of the latter.

I don't have an alcometer to check, but it should hold 14-16% when made with normal baking geast, and is a bit strong to drink from large drinking horns without mixing it up. I would suggest lager if anyone is up to it 

From a wine glass, on the other hand, it works just fine 

[Mitch K]

Argonor, it was a couple of years old when I drank it, left some longer and it didn't get any better

I might have another go some time, but ginger wine is a lot quicker and easier!