I posted this on another board, but then I decided that this would have been a much better place to ask this question.
The few commercial meads I've had were *very* sweet. Last night at a work gathering I said I was making mead. Two people who had mead just within a few days said they did not like it. They said it tasted like schnapps and was too sweet.
I explained to them that not liking mead based on one glass was like saying you don't like wine based on one bad glass of white zin. It did make me wonder if my mead was too dry, since the commercial versions are all very sweet.
My question is what do you think mead should taste like? I know the question is subjective, but I was thinking more of a poll.
Should a good mead be very sweet?
Also how many of you make meads with fruit? How many prefer traditional straight meads? Do you usually add one other flavor (like one fruit, or spice), or do you add several flavors? Do you carbonate?
The few commercial meads I've had were *very* sweet. Last night at a work gathering I said I was making mead. Two people who had mead just within a few days said they did not like it. They said it tasted like schnapps and was too sweet.
I explained to them that not liking mead based on one glass was like saying you don't like wine based on one bad glass of white zin. It did make me wonder if my mead was too dry, since the commercial versions are all very sweet.
My question is what do you think mead should taste like? I know the question is subjective, but I was thinking more of a poll.
Should a good mead be very sweet?
Also how many of you make meads with fruit? How many prefer traditional straight meads? Do you usually add one other flavor (like one fruit, or spice), or do you add several flavors? Do you carbonate?