hist-brewing: Spice Question

[OxladeMac at aol.com]

Sorry - Last message got screwed up somehow.  Here is what it should have 
said:


Is anyone out there this afternoon?  I'm needing some advice

I've got a mead recipe that calls for the steeping of 6 bags of Earl Grey tea 
(probably for the tannins.)  I don't have any Earl Grey, but I do have some 
peppermint tea.  Would this substitution be bad?  Would the peppermint be too 
overpowering?

Also, the recipe calls for whole cinnamon sticks, but all I have is ground 
cinnamon.  About how much ground cinnamon equals a cinnamon stick?

Thanks in advance.

Ox

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