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"Ray Calvert" > wrote in message
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> Meads are notorious for being harsh and taking a loooong time to age.
> Frequently 2 to 5 years and sometimes 8 to 10 years. But when they

finally
> do mellow out they are an utter delight! Never give up. You may find

that
> a year form now, what you think is good now was only starting to mature.
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> Incidentally and for your entertainment and edification, a honey/apple
> wine/mead is called a cyser.


Thanks! I was trying to remember what it was only to come out with Pyzer
which is a character on one of my fave sci fi movies.
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> Ray
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> "Bob" > wrote in message
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> > I had a rather horid batch of apple mead that used wild honey and it
> > came out with the most awful aftertaste, like a kiddy cough syrup, but

now
> > that it has mellowed in the bottles for 4 months it is yummy!!!!!! I was
> > ready to pour it all down the drain!
> > Bob<><
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