buraglio

I have 4 batches of beer under my belt so far (2 bottled and pretty much gone, one still bottle conditioning and one in secondary) as well as a batch of hard cider (apfelwein) and 3 batches of mead (two of which are not ready yet).
I highly recommend doing this, I’ve become quite enamored with the entire process from recipe creation to brewing methods. After 5-8 more batches I’d like to try my hand at doing an all-grain brew. I’ve given a lot of it away to friends / family and everyone seems to like it so far. Everything I’ve made to date has gotten rave reviews by everyone that has tasted it.
Everyone that I’ve talked to says to save a few bottles of every batch and let it age for as long as you can stand it so I’ve been “hiding” at least 4 bottles of everything in my basement for a rainy day.

Completely worth it. Mead takes a while to ferment (there are exceptions), and taste is vastly improved for many types with aging. Give it a try, it’s worth it and not that hard.

I’d love to at least give this a try before I’m too old and broken. It may not ever happen but maybe it will….