This wasn't supposed to be a thread where i laid out details for how i was going to do this. Believe it or not I've considered many things that i didn't list in this thread.... I've found a good site where i could buy bottles in bulk cheap so that's easy. I do want to do a traditional mead but i am not going to do one that takes years.
The bomm might not be the most traditional of traditional recipes but it is a simpler mead. One that i think would probably benefit from oak. I might be new to making mead but I'm not new to drinking it.
The purpose of this thread wasn't too detail the 55 gallon mead project. It was just to get some thoughts and ideas from people who I know have much more experience than me. So sorry if it seems all over the place but this was just a place to throw out some ideas...
I do have a plan of sorts. Currently I have six different meads going right now one of which is the standard bomm recipe that will get a piece of the barrel in it. Before I try to tackle the big batch I need to make a small one i think will go well with the red wine and oak. Then I'll do more testing.
And remember, not everyone is like you. If i could make one batch of mead i enjoy i would happily drink it for an extended period of time. if you knew what a picky eater I was you'd understand. (the list of things I eat i can literally count on my hands)
maybe I'm getting in over my head. Maybe not. Maybe it will be excellent, maybe not. Only one way to find out.