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| + | Historically, '''Hydromel''' was a beverage known in classical Greece and Rome. It appears to have simply been a term used for mead, referring to the addition of water ("Hydro") to honey ("Mel"). In some cases, hydromel may have referred to a strong mead that was diluted with water before drinking. When salt water was used to dilute the mead, the resulting beverage was known as a [[thalassiomel]]. | ||
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| + | Among modern mead makers, "hydromel" is generally used to describe either a watered-down mead or a mead brewed initially to a low gravity. | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 12 October 2007
Historically, Hydromel was a beverage known in classical Greece and Rome. It appears to have simply been a term used for mead, referring to the addition of water ("Hydro") to honey ("Mel"). In some cases, hydromel may have referred to a strong mead that was diluted with water before drinking. When salt water was used to dilute the mead, the resulting beverage was known as a thalassiomel.
Among modern mead makers, "hydromel" is generally used to describe either a watered-down mead or a mead brewed initially to a low gravity.
