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  1. Dark Elf

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    The mead I brewed is getting really good, now that it's been stored for a while.

    Therefore, I took my mead horn and drank it down. It tastes great!

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    Also, I'm now in the business of pitying fools!
     
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    Your haircut is win :lol:
     
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    Midsummer, friend with an electric shaver... what can I say?
     
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    You look like a true Viking. Skål broder!
     
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    Is that one of those tubes that some African tribes use to protect their penis with?

    And if so: how well did you know the previous owner?
     
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    I don't think phallocrypts are normally made out of cow horns, but if they are, I really hope that the previous owner was considered incredibly ugly by people of all sexual orientations.
     
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    As in: so horribly lonely that he was forced to fuck sheep and pigs and cows to get off?

    :p
     
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    I'd like to point out that everyone has hands...

    Also, how did you manage to learn how to make mead?
     
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    You mix honey in water and add some yeast, then you let it ferment. It's not rocket science...
     
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    it can't be as simple as just pour some ingredients into a bucket... but then, I could google it, couldn't I?

    How much did you make, DE?
     
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    You're absolutely right! You have to put everything into the bucket and then WATCH the bucket.
     
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    Actually, it is that simple. Just make sure that everything that's going to touch the mead is clean, mix water, honey and yeast together and wait for the fermentation process to begin. The hard part about it is that it takes a while for the yeast to turn all the sugar into alcohol and then you need to store the mead for a few months, unless you're really into stuff that reeks of nothing but yeast and bitterness.

    And I made 20 liters. It's at 14% (28 proof or whatever you Americans call it).

    This fall I'll probably try making some cloudberry mead, and possibly another batch with a yet undecided flavor.
     
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    Cinnamon, Cloves and the juice from half a citron is supposed to be good, but I'ven't tried it myself...
     
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    Maybe I'll try that then. 10 liters of cloudberry mead and 10 liters of lemon/cinnamon/cloves. I'll probably have all the mead I need for the winter so I'll try and store the autumn mead until next summer or so.

    Oh, and I should also try and save a bottle of my first mead so that I can see what it tastes like after some five years of storage. :)
     
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    yeah, the half a citron is for 25 litres, so you should probably only use a quarter.
     
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    Sounds like something one should get decently drunk before doing. The watching part, that is, not the mixing...
    That's the maximum natural alcohol content, right? I imagine that you'd have to filter out the alcohol to increase the alcohol content any. Then again, I don't know how strong mead is supposed to be.
     
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    According to Wikipedia, 18% is the highest you can get by fermentation; to go beyond that you have to distill the liquid. Mead is usually just fermented, though.
     
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    Thanks for the info.

    So your mead is still in progress, DE?
     
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    I heard an old wives tale once where if you hollow out a pumpkin, fill it with sugar and probably yeast and let it ferment by hanging it in a warm place, allowing the circulation of air through it it will provide a brew that even the hairiest viking could not handle. Me personally, id prefer to cook the pumpkin.
     
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    Highly depends on environmental factors and what yeast you use, but somewhere around 18% seems to be the highest you can go under normal circumstances.
     
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