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For those of us who are REALLY new to mead, how do you compare what goes into a mead recipe to a commercially available beer or wine? What I mean is how do you compare what a mead recipe MIGHT make flavor wise against how your favorite beer or wine tastes? For instance, I prefer Killians Red, Guinness and Bud for beer. I prefer really any red wine but I lean towards Shiraz. As far as white wine, I am not crazy about the sweet white wines. What should I look for in a recipe that would appeal to my tastes? I would really HATE to have to taste a whole lot of different meads to find out. ;)
I am still reading as much as I can possibly read on this website BTW. So far I am loving it. Good job to all who contribute.
 
for beer flavored mead or honey flavored beer then look at braggot recipes. for wine flavored meads of mead flavored wines then look at pyment recipes.
 
My suggestion is just to find recipes that have ingredients you think will taste good. If you like fruity wines (as in fruit flavors, not fruity sweet), go for a recipe with a fruit you like and a fruit-forward yeast (like 71B). If you like bone-dry neutral flavored wines (not super fruity), go for a simple honey-water-yeast recipe with no residual sugar and maybe K1V or Prise-de-Mousse yeast. In the end, your own taste buds and simple experience will determine which recipes you gravitate towards.

Now, get to tasting! :whip2:
 
The best thing about brewing mead is that you'll be able to tailor your efforts to your own personal tastes as your skills develop. There's definitely going to be a bit of trail and error involved as you go, but that's half the fun as far as I'm concerned. I'm actually looking forward to those times when I taste something I've made and ask myself "What was I thinking?" :icon_puke_r:

Congrats on the retirement BTW and thank you for your years of service. (From one old salt to another) :icon_salut:

I started out floating back at the dawn of time myself, but shifted to being a ground pounder in my later years. I did the retired thing in '05. These days I'm doing the contractor thing until I get back home this spring.

Welcome to the world of mead. :cheers:
 
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