Originally posted by Prof Sporlan
....If the bride were to consume mead for one month (one moon) following her wedding, she would conceive a son.....

The making of mead fell out of favor due to the fact it takes so long to produce. Brewing beer takes much less time to do.
It also dawned on Man that it was better to be drunk when making love than to make love to a drunk wife

As an aside dear Prof I remember when my father made wine from assorted fruits etc that he had a simple answer to an unsavoury batch.

He poured the liquid into plastic container and stuck it into the freezer. Freeze off the water and retain the alcohol, add a flavour and away you go