Mead Lover's Digest #0287 Mon 4 April 1994

 

Forum for Discussion of Mead Making and Consuming
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Contents:

Mixing honey (John Gorman)

 

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Subject: Mixing honey
 From: john@rsi.com (John Gorman)
 Date: Fri, 1 Apr 1994 11:25:33 EST
 

> The only drawback so far was that I got pretty burned out agitating a 5
> gallon carboy to mix the honey and water – I figure I got excellent aeration
> though.

If your sink has a spray attachment, use it to make aerated water
for mixing with the honey.

I mix my honey with a gallon or two of warm tap water in my
bottling bucket with a slotted spoon or spatula. Just takes a
minute or two. Then I pour the mixture into the 5 gallon carboy and
top off with cold water, yeast and nutrient, plus any fruit.

For a final mix before plugging the carboy, insert your J tube (or
other long stiff member) into the carboy and rotate the free end
horizontally. This produces a satisfying 'tornado' effect in the
carboy and eliminates any remaining gravity or temperature gradients.

 

• john

 

John Gorman john@rsi.com
Relational Semantics, Inc. 617-926-0979
17 Mount Auburn Street Watertown MA 02172 USA

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