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

submitted 7 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/homebrewing@sopuli.xyz

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[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Would be amazing

[–] Nefara@lemmy.world 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?

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 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.