Hi, y'all! Glory to Ukraine!

[Maxim Ak-Murza]

Hi, y'all! I ain't exactly a newbie, what with being a Ukrainian and having all that genetic memory of being self-sufficient( including making shine, beer and wine) , but when I decided to go to mead, I was sort of slow ( don't have any knowledge passed to me, for my ancestors never dealt with honey) So, I'd be happy to share my knowledge, and to take any input from my fellows. Glory to Ukraine!

 

[Kent88]

Privyet! Welcome.

Be sure to check out our Mead section.

 

[bracconiere]

Make Mead for the first time, and make it 'good?/great?' depends on your taste! i like cyser!

Welcome!

(if i get smacked, so be it!)

 

[Maxim Ak-Murza]

Make Mead for the first time, and make it 'good?/great?' depends on your taste! i like cyser!

Welcome!

(if i get smacked, so be it!)

Made my first mead, and it's too strong( about 19 proof). So you can't really taste mead behind the alcohol. ))))

 

[bracconiere]

Made my first mead, and it's too strong( about 19 proof). So you can't really taste mead behind the alcohol. ))))

my god man, what yeast did you use to get it to 38%? lol and check out cyser, it's a apple juice honey blend. fixes the high alcohol problem.

 

[Kent88]

38%?

Umm... I don't think that's how that works.

 

[bracconiere]

Umm... I don't think that's how that works.

19 proof isn't 38%? i know it's a typo, just a little rib jab!

 

[Maxim Ak-Murza]

Ty

my god man, what yeast did you use to get it to 38%? lol and check out cyser, it's a apple juice honey blend. fixes the high alcohol problem.
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[Maxim Ak-Murza]

Typo, sorry. Of course, it's 19%.

 

[Maxim Ak-Murza]

19 proof isn't 38%? i know it's a typo, just a little rib jab!

Typo, sorry. Of course, it's 19%.

 

[Maxim Ak-Murza]

Umm... I don't think that's how that works.

Typo, sorry. Of course, it's 19%.

 

[bracconiere]

Typo, sorry. Of course, it's 19%.

that's what i thought, just thought i'd give you a hard time. you should have seen my hazing party, they didn't pull punches! now they either give me a face palm or set me to ignore. lol, i'm comedic relief! to introduce myself!

edit: but a lot of people here actually know things! run it through a sifter, and you'll get a nice fluffy cake, i mean mead!

 

[Maxim Ak-Murza]

that's what i thought, just thought i'd give you a hard time. you should have seen my hazing party, they didn't pull punches! now they either give me a face palm or set me to ignore. lol, i'm comedic relief! to introduce myself!

Don't worry about it, man. I'm an ex-Marine....well, Naval Infantry as it was called in former cesspool "soviet union".

 

[passedpawn]

Don't worry about it, man. I'm an ex-Marine....well, Naval Infantry as it was called in former cesspool "soviet union".

In the US there's a saying that there is no such thing as an ex-Marine. Once it's in your blood, it never leaves.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[TwistedGray]

Welcome to the forum ... my family came to America from the Ukraine/Russia many moons ago : ) My great, great grandfather used to make his own hooch (so I've heard).

 

[VikeMan]

Made my first mead, and it's too strong( about 19 proof). So you can't really taste mead behind the alcohol. ))))

my god man, what yeast did you use to get it to 38%?

<Pssst> 19 proof would be 9.5% ABV.

 

[bracconiere]

<Pssst> 19 proof would be 9.5% ABV.

LOL, dyslexia is horrible! it creeps in at unsuspecting moments!