I'm currently making my very first batch of Traditional mead, just honey water and wine yeast, and so far I believe that it is coming along nicely.
Well, three days ago, I racked my mead from the primary to the secondary fermentor and during the racking process I decided that, though cloudy, it looked just good enough to have a glass.
Very Strong, whoa!, but, surprisingly smooth. I could only take about half the glass because of the strong alcohol flavor, but all in all it wasn't really that bad. Until later that night... I'm not sure how to describe my experience. I wasn't sick, in fact the alcohol had me feeling pretty mellow and overall perky. Then, roughly 2 hours later, I heard natures calling. Then I *felt* natures calling. I do not wish to delve into explicit detail, for the ease of queasy stomach's everywhere, but the experience is the rear end equivalent of what we know as 'Projectile Vomiting'. The bowl stain still won't be removed.
Had no more rough seas after the fact and all was good. Though I wondered for the next two days what on earth could have caused all that?
This morning I siphoned off a little bit more of the mead to see if the flavor is mellowing out as the mead clears. There is still a slight bit of fermentation happening, but the clearing process is progressing much faster (whippee!) than I thought it would. Once again, a few sips turned into half the glass and just 30 minutes ago, all hell broke loose! And you know what? It Smells Like FUSEL's!!!!
Now I'm having severe abdominal cramps, have had to leave the typing of this message twice to take care of 'Mead-ingful' business.
ottytrain5:
So if you wish to try your young mead to get an idea of what you're going to end up with, by all means go for it! Just remember, as with all great things in life, Moderation is one of those great things!
Still "Brewing",
Jonas
Well, three days ago, I racked my mead from the primary to the secondary fermentor and during the racking process I decided that, though cloudy, it looked just good enough to have a glass.
Very Strong, whoa!, but, surprisingly smooth. I could only take about half the glass because of the strong alcohol flavor, but all in all it wasn't really that bad. Until later that night... I'm not sure how to describe my experience. I wasn't sick, in fact the alcohol had me feeling pretty mellow and overall perky. Then, roughly 2 hours later, I heard natures calling. Then I *felt* natures calling. I do not wish to delve into explicit detail, for the ease of queasy stomach's everywhere, but the experience is the rear end equivalent of what we know as 'Projectile Vomiting'. The bowl stain still won't be removed. Had no more rough seas after the fact and all was good. Though I wondered for the next two days what on earth could have caused all that?
This morning I siphoned off a little bit more of the mead to see if the flavor is mellowing out as the mead clears. There is still a slight bit of fermentation happening, but the clearing process is progressing much faster (whippee!) than I thought it would. Once again, a few sips turned into half the glass and just 30 minutes ago, all hell broke loose! And you know what? It Smells Like FUSEL's!!!!
Now I'm having severe abdominal cramps, have had to leave the typing of this message twice to take care of 'Mead-ingful' business.
ottytrain5: So if you wish to try your young mead to get an idea of what you're going to end up with, by all means go for it! Just remember, as with all great things in life, Moderation is one of those great things!
Still "Brewing",
Jonas
