Mead Lovers Digest #0108

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Mead Lover's Digest #108                            Thu 01 April 1993 

 
        Forum for Discussion of Mead Brewing and Consuming 
               John Dilley, Digest Coordinator 

 
Contents: 
  Where can I get yeast? (Christopher Hadden) 
  Patience is TRULY a virtue (COYOTE) 

 
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 93 3:07:59 CDT 
From: Christopher Hadden <chadden@cobber.cord.edu> 
Subject: Where can I get yeast? 

Mead Maniacs, 

I would like to know where I could get either Epernay or Werker yeast.  Are 
these liquid cultures?  I know I could use other strains but I like to make 
the most meticulously made mellifluous mead! :-)  Please mail me back at 
chadden@cobber.cord.edu if you could.  Thanks. 

- --Chris Hadden 

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Date: 31 Mar 1993 14:56:14 -0600 (MDT) 
From: COYOTE <SLK6P@CC.USU.EDU> 
Subject: Patience is TRULY a virtue 

Patience young grasshopper.  With time you will develop into a 
pleasant blossom, rather than a stinky weed! 

 
Just a vote for proper aging of meads: 
Over a year ago I bottled up a batch of...beelieve it or not... 
Grapefruit mead.  When young it had a very odd aroma to it. 
Smelled something like vomit.  It tasted ok, was just rather citrus sour. 

Now after being ignored for a long time it has become a very light 
pleasant sparkling beverage.  The grapefruit flavor is noticeable 
but the puke aroma has more than mellowed- it has dissapeared.   
What was once a batch I had considered giving away- has now 
become a batch I can pull out with honor, and be assured of a pleasant 
responce from partakers. (Need to pop another in the fridge!) 

So the take home lesson,"  When in doubt, DON'T chuck it out- 
stash it away till the snows melt next year, then don't worry- 
drink sparkling mead!"  

                      brew on brethren of barley, bee, and vine. 

                             John (Coyote) Wyllie  SLK6P@cc.usu.edu 

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