Strictly speaking Jon that might not be mead.
Sounds a bit like cider to me
Could we go halfers and try cyser instead?
If we called it Pfizer we might get some donations from a well known company
(alternatively a law suit might follow)
I think honey free mead sounds safest like caffeine free coffee Label it :-
"Brewed to an original SBAi recipe "
"Warning may contain nuts"
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 02-10-2011 at 11:06 PM.
THat's on my list of things to try, but I'd like to sort out a successful batch of mead first then start to give cider/cyser a go.
Hi Nellie
I read somewhere the medicine taste is caused by too little acid
There's no danger of that in my batch I've gone a bit overboard.
Still it might be useful as a varroa treatment.
Gavin's keeping his recipe to himself I think he might have plans to enter some in the Dundee flower show next year (he won some honey thing this year).
I'm going for "worst dressed Beekeeper" myself
Ta for that nugget, very handy to know. I know the competition is steep, but aim high I say, I always put coal, dust, buts of dead bee and small children in my honey just to make the judges life more interesting. I did use reflectors once but that just got me banned.
I thought you looked quite dapper with the mask and the Stetson.
Nothing like minimal protection.
You must have those hybrid bees well trained - or maybe you just push Tonto in front of you like a human pin cushion.
This link has info about smells and aftertastes.
http://www.home-winemaking.com/winemaking-3c.html
Did Nellie really say bee butts in the honey ??
You need a finer mesh that colander has to go
Re the outfit the gloves come in handy
Tonto is not scared by bees his skin is like hand tooled Spanish leather
Last edited by The Drone Ranger; 04-10-2011 at 10:07 AM.
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