So I made my first batch (5 different 1 gallon recipes) a month ago and have to say it is really interesting after making so much soda and beer in the past. I tasted a few of the meads while transferring and they tasted horrible (smelled great, tasted nasty although the look on my wife's face tasting them might have made the whole thing worth it regardless of how it comes out) .
Anyway, now that I know I have at least 6 months and possibly longer before I can actually enjoy mead that doesn't taste disgusting, I am stuck deciding what to do next. Either I wait 6-12 months and if I like this mead I start again, which means I will clearly run out of mead and have to wait for the second batch to be ready. Or I can start another batch sometime soon to build up my supply (this will be within limits of all the carboys that get occupied for a long time). So how often do you make a batch? How big is it? How many batches/gallons do you have going through the each step of the process at a time? I know this is a total preference question with no correct answer but I'm just curious so I can gauge when I might want to make another 5 gallons!
Anyway, now that I know I have at least 6 months and possibly longer before I can actually enjoy mead that doesn't taste disgusting, I am stuck deciding what to do next. Either I wait 6-12 months and if I like this mead I start again, which means I will clearly run out of mead and have to wait for the second batch to be ready. Or I can start another batch sometime soon to build up my supply (this will be within limits of all the carboys that get occupied for a long time). So how often do you make a batch? How big is it? How many batches/gallons do you have going through the each step of the process at a time? I know this is a total preference question with no correct answer but I'm just curious so I can gauge when I might want to make another 5 gallons!