Re: Honey Locator - mba

30 Oct 2002

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    Mead
 fermentations are typically slow - no need to worry about the
 academic
 hypothesis of CO2 bubbles stripping away aromatics.  
 So if you get caught in the rain, is it better to run quickly to shorten
 the time (although hitting more raindrops) or walk slowly, hitting fewer
 raindrops yet being in the rain for a longer amount of time? 
 The smartest people take the skyway and avoid the rain alltogether. And
 this gets us back to my recommendation of adding more honey if needed after
...
  fermentation and adding sorbate and sulfite to prevent
subsequent
 fermentation.
 More honey initially won't make for a faster fermentation but feeding a
 fermentation does draw out the process. Mead fermentation doesn't adhere to
...
  a mathematical equation. It is really quite different
than brewing.
 Christopher Hadden
 http://www.aboutmead.com/ 
I should add that feeding a fermentation is a legitimate technique to
increase the strength and character of a mead but it's usually done as a
corrective measure rather than a technique someone sets out to do. I guess
this would be a good question for rec.crafts.meadmaking or the Mead Lover's
Digest.
Chris
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