Questions tagged [mead]

Pertaining to the fermenting of honey or where honey is the primary sugar in the alcoholic beverage.

Mead is an ancient beverage that consists of honey and water fermented to create an alcoholic beverage. There are many sub-categories of mead that can be defined by what additions are made to the fermentation.

  • Traditional - Water and Honey in different ratios to produce a dry to sweet beverage.
  • Melomel - Fruit juice and Honey. Specialty categories are:
    • Cyser - apple juice and honey
    • Pyment - grape juice and honey
  • Metheglin - Water, spices, and honey.
  • Braggot - Barley sugars and honey.
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Can mead spoil? If so, in what ways?

Based on my research it seems like mead just flat out doesn't spoil, but since I didn't see this specific question here I thought I'd throw it out there to confirm. I bought a bottle of mead just under a year ago, that I've had sitting in my kitchen…
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Mead left for years; is it still good?

I made a 5 gallon batch of mead, I racked it once and then left it in my carboy for a number of years, during which the vapor lock water evaporated. Is it still OK to try? Or should I toss it? Looks clear and smells good. So basically initial…