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bbhaag

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I used a recipe from 1300 AD England to ferment a honey mead with herbs consisting of sage, rosemary, and thyme.

The taste is interesting. It is lightly carbonated with hints of honey but it is not overly sweet like some meads. I think this is because of the herbs used during the process. They helped tone down the sweetness of honey.

I think I might put this one back in the carboy for a second fermentation to see if it mellows out a bit but it's not bad.

Anyway, I'm struggling to put this into words so here is my first attempt at mead from 1300 AD England.


This is the carboy tipped on its side so I can let the yeast settle and extract the last bit of mead.
 
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lxskllr

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Hey that's the second best thing that comes out of Nigeria!
What's the first?

I've only had the export a couple times a few years ago. They were part of a special edition 12pack. It may be more common now than I imagine. I don't drink much beer. I prefer it cooked down and rested in oak, but I also haven't been drinking much of anything. This last drinking season was ruined. It's gonna be a good while before another acceptable drinking season presents itself.
 

WelshBloke

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What's the first?
That guy that promised me that he was going to send me lots of money and I just had to help him out with some funds first. He's a prince so it's totally legit!
I've only had the export a couple times a few years ago. They were part of a special edition 12pack. It may be more common now than I imagine.
Theres a few different export Guinnesses. The Nigerian foreign export is the best. It's bitter and dark and liquoricy. Kinda a bit like an imperial stout that you can swig.
I don't drink much beer. I prefer it cooked down and rested in oak, but I also haven't been drinking much of anything. This last drinking season was ruined. It's gonna be a good while before another acceptable drinking season presents itself.
What went wrong with the last drinking session?!
 

WelshBloke

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I used a recipe from 1300 AD England to ferment a honey mead with herbs consisting of sage, rosemary, and thyme.

The taste is interesting. It is lightly carbonated with hints of honey but it is not overly sweet like some meads. I think this is because of the herbs used during the process. They helped tone down the sweetness of honey.

I think I might put this one back in the carboy for a second fermentation to see if it mellows out a bit but it's not bad.

Anyway, I'm struggling to put this into words so here is my first attempt at mead from 1300 AD England.
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This is the carboy tipped on its side so I can let the yeast settle and extract the last bit of mead.
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I must admit that I'm not a fan of mead. It's something that I really want to like but I just can't get into it.
That said I'm not that much of a fan of anything honey tasting apart from honey. There's some stunning honey around here from small producers that I love bit I don't like anything made from or with it!
 

lxskllr

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What went wrong with the last drinking session?!
I only drink when I'm happy. I'm not in the mood when there's a bunch of bullshit afoot, and I'm up to my chest in bullshit. All I hear/read/see every day is stupid motherfuckers consuming my oxygen, and making my life suck. Only four years til it's done is unreasonably optimistic. Like maybe Santa will leave presents at my house optimistic. The future isn't looking good from where I sit. I'm ready to split some fucking skulls.
 

lxskllr

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Does that taste like bong water?
It tastes hoppy. It's good, but I don't know it's worth what it costs. It would be more interesting to grow hops and make it yourself. It's got that hoppy citrus bite, and is effervescent and bright. You could imagine it tastes like an ultralight beer. That's not exactly right, but imagination will get you there.
 

WelshBloke

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I only drink when I'm happy. I'm not in the mood when there's a bunch of bullshit afoot, and I'm up to my chest in bullshit. All I hear/read/see every day is stupid motherfuckers consuming my oxygen, and making my life suck. Only four years til it's done is unreasonably optimistic. Like maybe Santa will leave presents at my house optimistic. The future isn't looking good from where I sit. I'm ready to split some fucking skulls.
Ah. I can entirely see your point there. I like the odd beer anyway but, yeah, getting drunk while pissed off isn't a great idea.
 
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WelshBloke

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It tastes hoppy. It's good, but I don't know it's worth what it costs. It would be more interesting to grow hops and make it yourself. It's got that hoppy citrus bite, and is effervescent and bright. You could imagine it tastes like an ultralight beer. That's not exactly right, but imagination will get you there.
I sometimes drink Becks, not because I particularly like it but because it reeks like cheap weed and makes my nose prickle!
 
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lxskllr

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It isn't even drunk. I don't really like being drunk. Anything more than a warm buzz is usually too much, though I did have fun one time when I got ripped, and tried building Spot a shelter out of bamboo. That was a disaster, but I had fun doing it. My complicated plans in my head turned into a simple lean to after fucking it up :^D

I just like to know everything is doing fairly well around me, and sitting next to a fire with a glass of whisky. If things aren't right, the mood doesn't hit.
 

lxskllr

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I sometimes drink Becks, not because I particularly like it but because it reeks like cheap weed and makes my nose prickle!
Green glass German bottles are good for that! I kind of like that too. I'll occasionally get a Corona when I eat Mexican food specifically for the skunky character. I got one once that actually tasted fresh(literally the only one I've ever had that wasn't skunked), and I was disappointed.
 
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WelshBloke

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Green glass German bottles are good for that! I kind of like that too. I'll occasionally get a Corona when I eat Mexican food specifically for the skunky character. I got one once that actually tasted fresh(literally the only one I've ever had that wasn't skunked), and I was disappointed.
Hah. I really don't like 'good' Becks at all but that skunky, weedy, nose wrinkling thing absolutely hits the spot sometimes!
 
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lxskllr

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What went wrong with the last drinking session?!
I just noticed this typo. It's not a session, but a season, though I suppose a season could be considered a long session :^D

Drinking season starts in the fall when the air gets crisp, and ends /soon/. When the stink of summer starts blowing in, that's it for drinking season. Most of my alcohol consumption is in the cool months. I might drink the occasional beer, or infrequent whisky, and I try to make time for at least one G&T, but I drink almost no alcohol when it's warm out.
 

Shmee

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What exactly is that? THC infused water? Wine? Sorry I can't quite read the fine print, getting old I guess.
 

Shmee

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Ah ok, so it is like a fruit flavored beverage kinda, but infused with THC. Like a soda or juice cocktail.
 

Charmonium

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Ah ok, so it is like a fruit flavored beverage kinda, but infused with THC. Like a soda or juice cocktail.
Sounds about right. The problem though is that the taste of THC is virtually impossible to mask unless severely diluted. You can try to do a shot but it's not easy.

Even so, it's still a good alternative to smoking. Takes about 30 to 70 or 80 minutes to kick in and another 90 to 120 minutes to peak. But just my experience with it. Of course, as mentioned, I can't do a full shot all at once so it takes me varying amounts of time to get through it.

It's not really as unpleasant as I'm making it out to be though. I'm just a weenie.
 
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