Yummy stuff! I’ve been dabbling in making “country” wines (fruit wines not made from wine grapes). I’ve made a couple of batches of mead. I have some local wild honey waiting to become mead. And, I plan to start my second batch of beer this weekend. :)
(It’s not a hobby, it’s a post Apocalyptic skill.)
Here’s a cool website with tons of mead making info: http://www.gotmead.com/
I’ve always had a mind to make some maple mead... cut maple syrup about 4:1 with water, add yeast, and let it brew. I’d want enough sugar left over when the yeast was done to keep the maple flavor big and up front.