Crab Apple Mead Reciples

[Stormwind]

So, I've made normal mead with store bought honey and that turned out alright except I was impatient and didn't let it age as long as it should.

At my parents house they have a couple of crab apple trees and the fruit just goes to waste year on year. I've heard that crab apple mead is very nice so i thought this year I'd put a batch on.

Does anyone have any recipes that they've tried or any experience with crab apple (sour apple) mead?

[gefjion]

So, I've made normal mead with store bought honey and that turned out alright except I was impatient and didn't let it age as long as it should.

At my parents house they have a couple of crab apple trees and the fruit just goes to waste year on year. I've heard that crab apple mead is very nice so i thought this year I'd put a batch on.

Does anyone have any recipes that they've tried or any experience with crab apple (sour apple) mead?

I've never had crab apple mead, but I absolutely LOOOOVE crab apple jelly. If your mead doesn't work out, consider making that instead :yipee:

:D

[Stormwind]

The tree seem to produce hundreds of the things so I'd imagine I'm going to have lots left over!

Maybe I'll try doing crab apple jelly with the left overs!

[MidgardSilver]

Hail!
I haven't made crab apple mead before, but I have seen some recipes for it. I don't know if you are a member of Gotmead.com, but they have some great ideas over there. I think my worst batch of mead was the one that involved using currants as the sole fruit addition. That was incredibly sour. I ended up boxing that batch for long-term aging. Maybe I'll open another bottle of that batch in five years? :)