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Mead Lovers Digest #1398
Subject: Mead Lover's Digest #1398, 29 November 2008
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Mead Lover's Digest #1398 29 November 2008
Forum for Discussion of Mead Making and Consuming
Dick Dunn, Digest Janitor
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Re: back sweetened mead (wanna.b@comcast.net)
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Subject: Re: back sweetened mead
From: wanna.b@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:55:26 +0000
Ken Taborek writes:
> How are you back sweetening? I use honey,
> some reserved from the original honey if I'm making a varietal mead. I
> just warm it a bit in the microwave to make it pour easily and stir it
> in. This will be after bulk aging and a few rackings, so the stirring
> doesn't disturb much if any lees.
Ken: Is there a formula you use to determine how much honey to use to
back sweeten? Or do you pour some in, taste, and repeat if needed?
I have not back sweetened before.
Greg Van
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