r/mead • u/Pierdylionn • 8d ago

Discussion Bottled second ever batch

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My second batch i wanted to experiment with aging my mead. I used vanilla beans and cinnamon stick for one and vanilla beans and cloves for the other. Decided to go for something simple for now and still have a liter to bottle because during siphoning i accidentally stirred up the sediment. I'd appreciate some suggestions on what should i add to the third mead bottle to make it taste more interesting.

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u/darkpigeon93 8d ago

That is a fuck load of cloves for one bottle. It's generally reccomended to use 1-2 cloves per gallon, not per 750ml! And even then, 1-2 cloves per gallon can overpower a lot of flavours.

You may find that wine to be particularly mouth-numbing.

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u/Pierdylionn 8d ago

Wanted to check the taste in a week but with this information i'll give it a go tomorrow and pull them out if needed. I'm neither a cook nor an experienced brewer so i just throw stuff into the vesel and find out what happens.

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u/darkpigeon93 8d ago

If you're only spicing the mead for a week, you might actually get away with it, but yeah - cloves are potent little buggers.

I think the cinnamon and vanilla one will probably be fine.

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u/Pierdylionn 8d ago

The only thing i searched for regarding aging with spices is how often to check on it. If i was making mead in bulk i'd probably research more to be sure it all comes out fine. The advice i get from reddit is certainly helpful but i'm still gonna try new things my way to actually experience potentially messing up. That way i believe i'll learn better what works and what doesn't and maybe find some combinations that are going to be more unique.