Ah yes, the simple meads. How many have actually tried honey, water & yeast? Just let it do its thing. No tannin, no energizer, no nutrients?
I tend to think, we being as "educated" as we are, this day in time, we seem to over do things. Sometimes, maybe, we should set the books aside, put 3lb of Clover Honey to the gallon of rain water, add our yeast of choice and just forget about it. We may be surprised.
Or, if we can't possibly bring ourselves to being this simple, use a little black tea, raisins, lemon, etc... for our additives, rather than the text-book ones.
We can make both or lives and our meads very complex, if we wish. But, I think its nice to know we can keep things relaxed, simple and at the same time, quite elegant, with the most basic procedures.
I tend to think, we being as "educated" as we are, this day in time, we seem to over do things. Sometimes, maybe, we should set the books aside, put 3lb of Clover Honey to the gallon of rain water, add our yeast of choice and just forget about it. We may be surprised.
Or, if we can't possibly bring ourselves to being this simple, use a little black tea, raisins, lemon, etc... for our additives, rather than the text-book ones.
We can make both or lives and our meads very complex, if we wish. But, I think its nice to know we can keep things relaxed, simple and at the same time, quite elegant, with the most basic procedures.