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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]]. | 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. | + | Among modern mead makers, "hydromel" is generally used to describe either a watered-down mead or a mead brewed initially to a low gravity. Other terms for a low-gravity mead include '''Small Mead'''. |
Latest revision as of 15:51, 19 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. Other terms for a low-gravity mead include Small Mead.
