which hops should i use in an "ale mead"

[b.all]

I found a recipe for an ale mead here: http://www.gotmead.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=459 which i thought i'd try to see what it's like. Can anybody recommend a good type of hops to use for this sort of brew as a flavour that would go well with the honey? i was intending to use a fairly plain honey. any views on yeast strain to use would be very useful as well.

thanks.

[mysterio]

How about something like First Gold. The orangey flavour might go quite well with the honey.

[Rookie]

I found a recipe for an ale mead here: http://www.gotmead.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=459 which i thought i'd try to see what it's like. Can anybody recommend a good type of hops to use for this sort of brew as a flavour that would go well with the honey? i was intending to use a fairly plain honey. any views on yeast strain to use would be very useful as well.

thanks.

I would use a fairly nuetral ale yeast and a hop that is flowery/spicey.

[b.all]

might first gold not be a little too bitter as i would have thought a softer flavour would be better or the honey taste could be fairly obscured?

[likesbeer]

I've used fuggles as that is what I had to hand and its all been drunk so cant be to bad, cant remember what yeast so I either used S04 or Nottingham as that is what I use for beer or a cheep Youngs champagne yeast as that is what I use for mead. Sorry to be a bit vague but hope it helps

[b.all]

ended up making it with some bramling cross for the slightly spicy flavour and SO4 yeast. was bubbling away nicely for a few days and seems to have calmed down a bit now. will probably be bottling it at the end of this week and priming and conditioning as usual for a beer though i think it won't need too long conditioning as the honey flavours are a little simpler than a complex ale.