Mead Lovers Digest #0260

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Subject: Mead Lover's Digest #260, 27 January 1994 
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Mead Lover's Digest #260                                  27 January 1994 

            Forum for Discussion of Mead Making and Consuming 
                      Dick Dunn, Digest Coordinator 

Contents: 
  The Meadery ("conley") 
  Thermometer repair (Jay Moser) 
  Help (Brett=Costley%Prj=Eng%PCPD=Hou@bangate.compaq.com) 
  Re: Split Mercury ("George R. Flentke") 
  bubble in thermometer () 

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Subject: The Meadery 
From: "conley" <conley@macgw1.crd.ge.com> 
Date: 26 Jan 1994 09:43:47 +0300 

Hi all, 
Last weekend I made the trek to The Meadery at Greenwich, Inc. ~ 45 min. from 
Albany NY.  Thanks to those who posted the name and number on the MLD!!  I 
sampled some Mead and Cheddar Cheese while I admired their Honey and Bee 
keeping supplies.  Hear is the low down on the outfit.  I have no vested 
interest in this place just passing along information for those who mite be 
interested.  
 (I didn't even tell them I was going too post this) 

Products: 
Odin's Traditional Mead (Sweet) 
Loki's Spiced Mead 
Odin's Dry Mead 
Thor's Raspberry Mead 
Blueberry Mead 
Cyser (Apple Cider/Honey Mead) 

all from: 
The Meadery  
RR4 Box  4070  
Greenwich, NY 12834 
Phone: (518) 692-9669  Fax 518-692-9669 
Tasting Room - Store Hours  Mon. - Sat  9-5 

Traditional, Spiced, Dry, Cyser in 750 ML;Raspberry, Blueberry in 375 ML 
bottles 

Cost: 6.99 EA. at the store 
They ship 3 packs for $16.50  ( + tax and shipping via UPS ground ) 
or a case of 12 for $70  ( + tax and shipping via UPS ground ) 
They also have Honey, Bees wax and Bee keeping stuff. 

Evaluation, Comments: 

I have only tasted one other mead in my life ten years ago when I was in 
England so I have nothing to compare to.  I found I did not like the 
Raspberry, the Blueberry and the Dry was OK.  I purchased a bottle of Odin's 
Traditional Mead but haven't opened it yet;)   
FWIW, 

Regards, 
Douglas J Conley.   
conley@macgw1.crd.ge.com 
GE Corporate Research & Development 

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Subject: Thermometer repair 
From: jdm@cherry-semi.com (Jay Moser) 
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 12:54:36 

A mercury thermometer can be repaired by cooling the bulb enough to get 
all of the mercury into the bulb. The temperature required varies with the 
thermometer. As you cool the bulb, flicking the thermometer aids in getting 
everything to flow. 

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Subject: Help 
From: Brett=Costley%Prj=Eng%PCPD=Hou@bangate.compaq.com 
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 94 12:37:14 CST 

I'm an experienced homebrewer but would like to make some mead.  I've 
read Morse's _Making_Mead_ but still have some questions.  I realize 
that the BIG CONTROVERSY is whether to boil or not but I'm not sure  
what the pros and cons are of each.  Also if you boil how long should  
you and if you don't do you just heat it enough to mix the honey in or 
what?  Morse talks of sulfur dioxide.  Is that what campden is?  Also  
when do you add it (and also the acid blend, yeast nutrient)?  Should  
must be aerated like wort?  When should you rack and bottle?  Any  
general help on mead making methods would be appreciated.  

Thanks 
brettc@bangate.compaq.com 

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Subject: Re: Split Mercury 
From: "George R. Flentke" <GRFLENTK@vms2.macc.wisc.edu> 
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 94 17:59:20 CST 

The only sure way to fix the problem is to "freeze" the thermometer so that 
all the mercury ends up in the bulb at the bottom.  This usually requires 
liquid air temperatures (i.e. liquid nitrogen).  I know of no good method 
for those whose air is warmer. 

GRF 
George R. Flentke 
School of Pharmacy 
University of Wisconsin-Madison 
GRFLENTK@macc.wisc.edu 

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Subject: bubble in thermometer 
From: <maxwell@calshp.cals.wisc.edu> 
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 94 23:49:10 CST 

Jim Sims says> >  Seems I managed to dip my thermometer/hydrometer into the cool 
ing 
>  wort a bit too soon and leave it a bit too long. It pegged the meter, 
>  so to speak. Even after cooling and storing upright for a coupla 
>  daze, the mercury inthe thermomter portion hasnt settled back to te 
>  bottom. In fact, it's now 'split' into two portions - at the bottom 
>  (claims the room temp is about 45), and a bit at the top. 
>  
>  I've tried 'shaking' the mercury down like the nurse used to do with 
>  the thremometer at the Drs office, but it didnt seem to help. 
>  
>  Is my thermometer useless/unfixable? 

I had a similar problem with a sling psychrometer when I worked in an  
ecology lab (essentially just two thermometers).  The key is to get all 
of the mercury back down into the bulb.  We had some liquid nitrogen 
aroung, and that seemed to do the trick; but anything that will get 
your thermometer to suck all of the mercury back into the bulb should 
fix your problem.  I realize that most people don't have access to  
liquid N, but I hope this helps anyway. 

-enjoy. 
-- 
David Maxwell 
382 Russell Labs                          maxwell@calshp.cals.wisc.edu 
1630 Linden Drive                         dlm@plantpath.wisc.edu 

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