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I've been making my own Mead for a few months now. I'm absolutely loving it! (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hmmm we have a local apiary, maybe I'll try it too!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Would be amazing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The recipes I'm finding are all for a gallon or more at a time, do you think it's worth doing a smaller test batch (like 1/2 gallon) or does it work better with the whole gallon?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The downside of brewing small batches of mead is that you might like it and depending on your brewing method it takes quite a lot to make. I made 5L at one point, took 6 months to clear in primary (I'm lazy, no secondary here) and it then... erm... evaporated in about 2 months. Then I started 10L batches. Thinking of just doing 20L now.