Mead Lovers Digest #0196

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Mead Lover's Digest #196                            Tue 17 August 1993 

 
        Forum for Discussion of Mead Brewing and Consuming 
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  Must Chill? ("Larry Lynch-Freshner") 

 
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 93 10:59 CDT 
From: jimf@iwtdr.att.com 
Subject: cancel 

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Date: 16 Aug 1993 10:11:53 -0800 
From: "Larry Lynch-Freshner" <Larry_Lynch-Freshner@taligent.com> 
Subject: Must Chill? 

Must Chill? 
Some _personel_ opinions on chilling: 

* You don't need to boil mead.  But if you do, you should chill. 
* Chilling has _NOTHING_to_do_with_oxidation_ (I keep seeing this...).  In 
fact, before fermentation you want oxygen in the must.  Chilling prevents 
bacteria from getting a head start on the yeast, as certain bacteria like 
their food warm. 
* I think that an immersion chiller is probably better for mead, because: 
A)  Counter-flow systems work better on kettles with a tap, which most mead 
makers don't have. (Ignore this if you do)  Starting a siphon through a 
chiller whould be very hard! 
B)  An immersion chiller can be used in the fermenter. 
C) easyer to clean 
  
my $.02. 
Larry 

 

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