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A mazer is a drinking vessel, NOT a meadmaker

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I am rather new to mead making, and have been doing a lot of reading to educate myself. I notice that a lot of people refer to meadmakers as mazers. I believe this has become a common mistake because of the Mazer Cup. It's probably not the biggest issue in the world, but I thought it should be brought up.
 

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Like Zaphod, I always send down a scout, then if it doesn't report back, another then if that one doesn't report back I send a platoon!


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Whilst the banter is humorous, I tend to agree with the OP.
Also, when arguing that the masses are misusing a word; Wikipedia is an unacceptably poor reference.
Disclaimer: I am a linguistic prescriptivist.
 

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Is there a reference we can point to (not wiki) that will end the debate once and for all?

My initial searches on free sites are not looking good for the "maker" definition. Most say a mazer is a drinking bowl originally made from hard wood.

So..... It may be time to get our vocabulary straight!

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Nah, we'll just create our own unique vocabulary. No one has made mead in any kind of large scale (for the time!) production for a chunk of time, and most of what we do know is only using modern methods, yeasts, and nutrients, the rest is lost to the winds history. There is no way to know if they were called mazer, or meader, or honigweinbrauer! So lets just saddle up our keyboards (I said saddle NOT straddle mannye!!!), and create vocabulary to go with a burgeoning revival of the nectar of the GODS.
 
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