First I'd like to say thanks for the help I've recieved on this message board, as last weekend my wife and I debuted our first mead ever created; a blueberry...
First I'd like to say thanks for the help I've recieved on this message board, as last weekend my wife and I debuted our first mead ever created; a blueberry...
... I have bottle mead that was more than a year old and appeared quite clear. Several batches still produced sediment after bottling. While products that I...
... Thanks for the info, and the statement that sediment is period! I'll actually put that down in our A&S description. So clarifiers like sparkalloid and...
Has anyone had any success using irish moss as a clarifier while making mead? Just a thought. ... -- Ld. Earik MacSkellie Squire to Sir Galem Lionel Ostwestly ...
When I made a strawberry mead, the first step was to strain it with a reusable fabric/plastic coffee filter. The thing works very well and I now use it for...
Our definition of clear is definately a modern concept. Heck, a good lambic will still have the fruit in it when it is served. ... -- Ld. Earik MacSkellie ...
I've used Irish moss in braggot and mead ale. It didn't work worth a darn in the mead ale, although the hop to honey ratio was incredibly high (1 to 1). It...
The choice of clarifier depends on what the sediment problem is. There is a very good primer on clarifiers in an on-line e-newsletter called the Foamy Express....
Yes, there are examples of perfectly clear alcohols, if your definition of perfectly clear is "no sediment". Filtering was used in Greek, Roman, and Persian...
Im getting into Herbology, and discovered "Creeping Charlie", aka Ground Ivy aka Alehoof, was used for preservative before hops (mostly in Germanic tribes, it...
Whenever I hear about uncommon herbs that were used in period recipes, my first thought is, "is it now known to be toxic?" That's where I'd start, some sort...
... No period references yet (still working on that), but the North American Blueberry is related to the European Bilberry. Bilberries are smaller than ...
Is there a source on what plants and fruits come from where and when they were discovered. I know potatoes are from peru, and also tomatoes, and my friends...
yeah, using potatoes in an a and s cooking competition means you lose, automatically. (so, no potatoe vodka either) ... -- That which yields isn't always weak....
... ok, google on "alehoof" pulled up a few, this was the first: http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/alehoof.html try web searching more,...
Yeah, I've got it all over my backyard. Although I cant find the reference now, none of the online references I'm pulling up mention it, I had ran across a...
Alehoof is not classify as toxic for human (base on 'A sip through time') I know it was use in beer at some point (gruit ale) but I have to dig the reference. ...
I would be interested in brewers' research and results into documentabel gruit ales. I've been toying with the idea for some time, but have not got around to...
I know its not too toxic, because Ive eaten it. My teacher threw it into a salad. But she's Native American, and doesn't know too much about the European uses...
This is a little OT, but still on the sediment topic... I have a Chocolate Chipotle mead that turned rather nasty on bringing it to an event. At home it was...
I'm working on a chocolate mead right now too. My interpretation of the recipe says to leave the lees in the bottle for a year and then siphon the liquid...
Jeff, What did you use for the chipotle? steven ... -- My Moon-based death ray Panics the people of earth Mock my theories now! http://www.studiosputnik.com ...
If you are using the recipe I think you are, yes. I'd just go with using a good quality chocolate extract, though. I've gotten similar "OMG I WANT THE WHOLE...
I actually used 6 oz. (wt) of hershy cocoa plus a couple tablespoons of pure concentrated extract which had the alcohol evaporated off of it in a gallon jug....
... You know, smoked jalapenos - plain old chipotle chili peppers. I'm not sure what they were smoked with, but I think it was mesquite. I ground them up in...
... Well, you can make a chocolate mead a few different ways... with extract, with coco powder, with chocolate tea. I even have a bag of coco nibs that I plan...
