Mead Lovers Digest #1436

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Subject: Mead Lover's Digest #1436, 7 August 2009 
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Mead Lover's Digest #1436                                  7 August 2009 

                      Mead Discussion Forum 

Contents: 
  Report on a Sour Mead (MeadGuild@aol.com) 
  New to making mead (Peter Matra) 

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Subject: Report on a Sour Mead 
From: MeadGuild@aol.com 
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:14:53 EDT 

A colleague in my LHBC specializes in brewing sour ale.  A little 
more than a year ago, I gave him 15 lbs of Raspberry Honey.  Six 
months ago he gave me two gallons that was at least six months old. 
It had a heavy fusel aroma and two ounces of it gave me a hell of 
a hangover headache.  It has been in gallon jugs with air-locks 
since then.  I racked both jugs on Monday.  The fusel aroma is 
still there and so is "morning-after" headache even with about a 
half an ounce 

Has anyone else made a sour Mead?  If so, what was your experience 
with the fusel alcohol? 

Dick 
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Richard D. Adams, CPA  (Retired) 
Ellicott City,  Maryland 

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Subject: New to making mead 
From: Peter Matra <peter@petermatra.com> 
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:45:25 -0400 

Hi everyone, 

So as stated in the subject I am new to making mead. I made some 15 
years ago that turned out 'ok' but now I want to attempt to create 
something 'good' :) I noticed on the website that there are several 
books listed and I don't want to order all 5 of them. What book would 
you suggest I buy for a first time brewer? Obviously I plan to start off 
simple, but a book that is all encompassing from beginner to more 
complicated brews would be good. 

Is there a repository of recipes? 

THANKS 
Peter 

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