Mead Lovers Digest #1205

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Subject: Mead Lover's Digest #1205, 9 August 2005 
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Mead Lover's Digest #1205                                  9 August 2005 

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

Contents: 
  New Canadian Mead Site ("Dan McFeeley") 
  Beginner's question (Robert Noles) 
  to rehydrate or not to rehydrate? ("beekeepers") 

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Subject: New Canadian Mead Site 
From: "Dan McFeeley" <mcfeeley@keynet.net> 
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:17:22 -0500 

Hello all -- 

I've been talking with Kelley Legge along back channels and he tells me 
about a new mead web site, Canadian based, at http://www.meadworks.ca. 
It's just getting kicked off but looks like it has a lot of potential.  Take 
a look! 

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Dan McFeeley 

"Meon an phobail a thogail trid an chultur" 
(The people's spirit is raised through culture) 

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Subject: Beginner's question 
From: Robert Noles <renoles@yahoo.com> 
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 17:33:26 -0700 (PDT) 

I recently put my first batch of mead into primary and 
had a question. I only made a one gallon batch and 
have had an apparent halt in airlock activity in about 
a week. I just peeked into the fermenter and was 
greeted with a sweet-sharp aroma - not off, a definite 
honey/floral aroma and some acid/alcohol smell. The 
primary is a 6 gallon plastic. Should I rack to a 
smaller glass container and see if activity 
resumes/continues/picks up or should I leave it alone 
for another week or two before racking?  

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Subject: to rehydrate or not to rehydrate? 
From: "beekeepers" <beekeepers@insightbb.com> 
Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:46:06 -0500 

I am an absolute beginner.  I have just read Ken Schramm's "the compleat 
Meadmaker", and purchased Vintner's Best beginner's kit and several 
other things such as bottles, yeasts, etc. 
     Mr Schramm suggested rehydrating the yeast by adding it to 1/2 cup 
water, and letting it stand for 15 minutes(no longer).  He then says to 
pitch it into the must, and then aerate well. 
    My local brew shop guy said that yeast manufacturers are leaving 
that policy behind, in favor of aerating must first, and then sprinkling 
yeast on top of surface.  He says Mr. Schramm's way kills yeast.  What 
do ya'll think?  Rehydrate or sprinkle? And either way, aerate before or 
after pitching the yeast? 

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