Honey and Alcohol

**MrPurple** · November 22nd, 2003, 07:43 PM

Hey guys, just wondering if any of you know of any Alcoholic bevarages made out of honey.
I don't mean mixing alcoholic drinks with honey, but actual alcohol made out of honey, like wine being made out of Grapes.

I don't even know if it could be done, but it should be consdiering that Honey contains fructose just like grapes.

**Detritus** · November 22nd, 2003, 07:50 PM

Mead is an alcohol made from honey... and wow is it good,,,,

**Theophylact** · November 22nd, 2003, 10:34 PM

Got Mead?

**JacobM5727** · November 23rd, 2003, 01:05 AM

i heard of mead before, but didnt know it was made of honey.. weird.. is it all thick? is it good?

**Uncle Bob** · November 23rd, 2003, 01:38 AM

Originally posted by JacobM5727
i heard of mead before, but didnt know it was made of honey.. weird.. is it all thick? is it good?

With the high sugar content a little fermenting agent (yeast maybe) could produce large amounts of alcohol.

**RicheemxX** · November 23rd, 2003, 05:58 AM

barenjager....there are several micro brews that make beer/ales with honey that are very good

drambuie is also made with honey as well as several other liquors

**ben-the-slacker** · November 23rd, 2003, 06:17 AM

mead: argh drink the drink of the heros

**Detritus** · November 23rd, 2003, 09:01 AM

Originally posted by JacobM5727
i heard of mead before, but didnt know it was made of honey.. weird.. is it all thick? is it good?

No, it isn't thick, it is actually thin and watery, but in a snifter slightly warmed by your hand it is a wonderful drink. If you want you can warm it in a microwave, but only for a few seconds otherwise you get it too hot and remove some of the alcohol.

**Gait_Keeper** · November 23rd, 2003, 01:48 PM

Hmm........I've heard of mead since the 60's (am I giving away my age again

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Never knew it was made from honey intil lastnight, really!!!

I was watching " The 13th Warrior" and they offered the Arab (bandaras) a drink and he said he couldn't drink fermented grape, and the viking sid it was made from honey.

Did you watch the same movie?????

Another New Yorker

**Warthog** · November 23rd, 2003, 01:54 PM

That's a good movie, got on DVD

**MrPurple** · November 23rd, 2003, 02:07 PM

Haha, how did you know?
Everytime I watch that movie I start wondering about the whole alcohol and honey thing. This time I actually did something about it and asked instead of forgetting.

Now its time to go out and get some Mead.
How strong is Mead anyway?

**Chuckiechan** · November 23rd, 2003, 02:12 PM

You can make your own...

Get some honey and dilute it. Add about a shot glass of the last swig of a Guinnes Stout or other (non-pastuerized) beer with yeast on the bottom.

Or go to a brewery shop and buy some yeast.

Pruno can be made pretty good the same way using sugary juices from canned fruit. Handy knowledge for dry countries...