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Lissa
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Location: Tauranga

PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:13 am     Red mead and red wine Reply with quote

What is in red mead that gives it that colour? Is it a completely different process than making yellow mead?

Also, I was fortunate enough to try Glen from Wolvren's mulled wine, can you warm any red wine and make it taste nice? I have never had a red wine that doesnt taste like vinegar, until I tried mulled wine.
Wellybex



Location: Wellington

PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:21 am      Reply with quote

Hi Lissa

Can't answer your question on mead but mulled wine is pretty easy to make and you can use any red wine for it (I used to use the cheapest cask but I recommend something a bit better than that). There are a few good recipes around and you can also buy premade packets of mulled wine spices.

Generally the recipes are similar to this:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25533.asp

But you can certainly add/subtract ingredients to your taste Smile

Happy testing!

Wellybex

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:46 am      Reply with quote

Here's my mulled wine recipe (tested on the Wednesday crew at Nigel and Kathryn's house in winter)

3L of chateau cardboard (that's the really cheap read wine that comes in carboard boxes)
Organge juice (or 3 or 4 roughly chopped oranges)
Honey
Coves
Cinnamon

Mix the wine and the orange juice/segments up in a really big pot and have it on simmer. Add quantities of honey and the spices to taste. When honey is melted in serve in cups that don't burn your hands when trying to drink the results.

Have fun experimenting!
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Lissa
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Location: Tauranga

PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:38 am      Reply with quote

Thank you, sounds delish! Smile
Godwin of Wessex



Location: South Otago

PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:26 pm     Spiced Cider recipe Reply with quote

And here's a recipe I/we've been using in everything from 16th through to 18th century "stuff" in UK (and parts of Europe!)
Medieval Puritan
4 pints sweet cider
3 slices of lemon
1/4 ounze of cloves
1/4 ounze cinammon stick
1/2 ounze allspice berries
sugar (to taste as required)
1 slice of toast!

Gently heat the cider with all the ingredients except the toast.

Once up to heat, cut the toast into little squares and add to the mixture.

Serve, quaff etc!

For my money the toast is optional and in any case swords have been drawn in arguments as to precisely what sort of bread should be used.

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:33 pm     Spiced Cider recipe Reply with quote

And here's a recipe I/we've been using in everything from 16th through to 18th century "stuff" in UK (and parts of Europe!)
Medieval Puritan
4 pints sweet cider
3 slices of lemon
1/4 ounze of cloves
1/4 ounze cinammon stick
1/2 ounze allspice berries
sugar (to taste as required)
1 slice of toast!

Gently heat the cider with all the ingredients except the toast.

Once up to heat, cut the toast into little squares and add to the mixture.

Serve, quaff etc!

For my money the toast is optional and in any case swords have been drawn in arguments as to precisely what sort of bread should be used.

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Effigy



Location: Warkworth

PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 9:14 pm      Reply with quote

Eyes glaze over........yummmm
As a committed cider freak, do you have any references for this from earlier periods?
Namely Northumbria 12th century?
Wink
Nathan




PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:29 pm      Reply with quote

Cider dated to 55BC Roman Occupation of the Free people of Briton (lol)
http://www.drinkfocus.com/articles/apple-cider/history-of-cider.php

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HeathenDaughter



Location: Auckland

PostPosted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:00 pm      Reply with quote

My mulled wine recipe:

1 bottle medium bodied red wine (something like Merlot)
2 cinnamon quills
about 6 whole cloves
grated peel of 1 orange, plus juice if you want, I usually don't bother with juice though
1/2 - 1 cup brown sugar, to taste (honey to be authentic, about 1/2 cup, to taste)

optional:
pinch of nutmeg
and even:
black peppercorns
mace

Put all ingredients in a saucepan with a bit of water (1/2 cup maybe) and bubble away for a while.

Add red wine, heat, but DON'T let boil unless you want the alcohol to boil off.

Strain into a jug and serve. Mmm I love this stuff. I heartily recommend homemade over sachets.
Bogue
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Location: Palmy

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:48 am      Reply with quote

Please note that your mullage should get no higher than about 50-55 degrees as alcohol will start to vapour off anywhere above that.

cheers
Bogue
Lissa
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Location: Tauranga

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:04 am      Reply with quote

thank you very much guys. I hope to give it a crack soon, maybe at taupo. Thanks very much Smile
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