tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post7838297552919273193..comments2024-03-22T11:14:05.861-04:00Comments on UncleBob's Treehouse: Drinking Mead Out of the Skulls of my EnemiesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16046202647270439670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8497093028548856666.post-24711469218442024202014-03-21T00:21:09.341-04:002014-03-21T00:21:09.341-04:00I am pretty sure most, if not all meads were water...I am pretty sure most, if not all meads were watered down prior to fermentation. (Modern mead recipes call for 2 to 3 pounds of honey per gallon of must, adjusted for final sweetness/dryness). A Polish recipe centuries old calls for a 1:1 volumetric ratio of water and honey for the ferment.<br /><br />I speak as an experienced (if hobby scale) mead maker.Ingemarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695600705603036692noreply@blogger.com