The mead is fine!
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As a note, plain old white parrafin candles from Ikea, and crayons work like a hot damn for coating the tops of bottles.
Just did all of mine, and it went super smoothly, and looks pretty sharp too! I found that 3-6" candles, and 1 to 1.5 crayons did the trick for all my mead - about 28 bottles. (I used 1/2 an orange crayon, then stuck a full black crayon in the same base).
Just a note though, if you can, use a glass bowl on top of the double boiler, as the wax wont burn, and it's easy to clean with boiling water.
Just did all of mine, and it went super smoothly, and looks pretty sharp too! I found that 3-6" candles, and 1 to 1.5 crayons did the trick for all my mead - about 28 bottles. (I used 1/2 an orange crayon, then stuck a full black crayon in the same base).
Just a note though, if you can, use a glass bowl on top of the double boiler, as the wax wont burn, and it's easy to clean with boiling water.
Great advice Mynx,
I have 50 bottles of wine I bottled last week and I was looking for a place to store them. Upright in the closet sound do-able, Ikea is 3 miles from my house....Ikea here I come ;D.
My niece has tons of crayon pieces.....Hmmmm getting creative with colors, labels.....TOO MUCH FUN!
Have fun,
Ted
I have 50 bottles of wine I bottled last week and I was looking for a place to store them. Upright in the closet sound do-able, Ikea is 3 miles from my house....Ikea here I come ;D.
My niece has tons of crayon pieces.....Hmmmm getting creative with colors, labels.....TOO MUCH FUN!
Have fun,
Ted
The perils of making Orange-Ginger and Liquorice Meads Before I run out and do it since it sounds so simple and wonderful (and way too easy) does anyone have any concerns with using crayons for sealing bottles? Chemical content? What was used for coloration? etc?
Thanks,
Pewter
Thanks,
Pewter
I thought about that, and the way I figured is:
a) they're made for kids, and kids'll put em in thier mouths, so it's probably safe; and
b) It doesnt ever come in contact with the mead itself, as when you open the bottle, the cork'll pull alot of the wax off, and you can peel/chip the rest off
a) they're made for kids, and kids'll put em in thier mouths, so it's probably safe; and
b) It doesnt ever come in contact with the mead itself, as when you open the bottle, the cork'll pull alot of the wax off, and you can peel/chip the rest off
Mynx said:
Excellent point. My concern is more one of having my blackberry melomel taste like a red crayon after 10 years. I suppose that isn't any worse than having it taste like a Christmas candle after 10 years.
Mynx said:
Bad idea girl... you want to teach him that mead is eeeeevvvvvviiiiillllll....
Otherwise you will have a little Oskaar running around and your meads will never get to age more than a few months before being consumed.... :
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Pewter_of_Deodar said:Mynx said:
Bad idea girl... you want to teach him that mead is eeeeevvvvvviiiiillllll....
Otherwise you will have a little Oskaar running around and your meads will never get to age more than a few months before being consumed.... :
Yeah, maybe, if I were allowed to see him :-\ Different story there however.
