Recent content by ErichW

Youd really have to understand the norse mentality and culture to understand this but basically as I understand it, honor would demand retribution or recompense of the same worth. And they didnt have the same mentality of morality as we do now days. Whole different mindset and killing for...

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Ok no problem just a suggestion. Also I think I will be bottling the semi-failed 2 gallons of mead this weekend. Its clear as its going to be for the most part. In other news my 5 bottles of B Nektar vanilla mead will be here today. Its going to be an awsome mead filled weekend.

Might I suggest using campden tablets (1 per gallon) crushed and mixed into the must and let to sit 24 hours before adding the yeast. That will also kill wild yeasts and bacteria without having to boil.

Pretty everyone who brews mead use 'raw' honey which is unprocessed which would include bee parts, bits of wax, pollen, and honeycomb. Usually tiny amounts that you cant see. But its what makes honey so good for you too.

Oh nice yeah redstone is pretty good. I like their carb blueberry mead and the vanilla season mead. And I had placed an order for 4 bottles of Dansk Mjod Viking Blod but had to cancel for financial reasons. But as soon as I can im going to order a bunch of it. Im almost certain they mix in...

Yeah I havent found a commercial mead maker here in the US that I absolutely love yet. I like Red Stone Meadery, they have decent stuff. I will say that I do love Viking Blod (Dansk Mjod).

I shall indeed. Ive actually made this before but trying to perfect it now. Not so much the recipie by my ability to follow it and make something good tasting. The ones ive made before werent bad at all.

Just recently got into Mead making. I have 6 gallons of Orange Melomel mead (Joes Ancient Orange Mead) with 3 gallons almost ready to bottle.

So my DNA test shows Irish, Swedish, German, and Norway being the highest matches genetically speaking. Problem is the pool they use is so small its hard to tell for sure. Haplogroup R1b1a2a1a1b4b which is Northern Ireland. Now my last name being Wells we come from Northern Ireland and trace...

Didnt even think of that lol. Actually yesterday was the first time ive ever listened to Tyr. Good band, actually like them well enough.

Oh snap, I just realized I was born on Wednesday. Yeah thats old but im going through the whole thread and this caught my eye. *edit* Im not 100% sure im ready to be a heathen (it probably helps I have a disdain for christianity) but twice today I had some interesting things happen. After...

Well I know for certain (at least according to http://www.houseofnames.com/wells-family-crest) on my fathers side I am of Norman Decent so long as there were no breaks in the liniage. As I understand it, there would be a strong possiblity to Genetic ties with the Norse people. I would hope the...

Guess this would as good as a place as any ... I have been trying to track down my family lines on both mother and fathers side. So far I have My Mothers side that comes from Germany/Hungary. She was born in Germany but her parents were hungarian and as I have read hungarian language is...