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A whole new world (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 3 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Agave makes the basis for tequila, before distillation.

But if it's just sugar water and yeast, it will be a bit gross.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 hours ago (1 child)

    In my foggy memory, mead tasted like very sweet beer, so I assumed some grain would be involved, but perhaps not.

    If the flavour comes only from honey (and the process), it'll probably be a lot harder to imitate.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 hours ago

    Raw honey has a lot of flavor. And beer has barley and hops for flavor.

    Also the yeast contributes a lot. There are so many varieties of yeast.

    But the problem with pure sugar is that it's one dimensional. The yeast go into overdrive and starts spitting out off flavors.

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