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I had two straight meads I'd been feeding nutrients and honey. At each
nutrient addition I noticed a jump in activity... to a point (about 3 weeks in).

However, when I racked onto some fruit juice... yee ha! New lease on life.

So I have come to the conclusion that henceforth I will be feeding my mels
a combination of DAP, hulls and about a cup of the fruit juice I'll later be
adding in earnest. And my straight meads I'll feed apple juice.
 
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Most recommend not adding nutrient beyond the first few days as the yeast isn't very good at assimilating them after this point, leaving the possibility of having residual nutrients in the finished mead and the possibility of off flavors.
 
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buzzardwhiskey said:
However, when I racked onto some fruit juice... yee ha! New lease on life.
Click to expand...

Chances are that most of the increased activity was due to the sugars in the fruit juice, and very little by the nutrient make up of the same.

Wrathwilde
 
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Never thought I'd be able to ask Oskaar if he even reads the threads before he posts. ;D ;D ;D. This made me chuckle.

I guess the things I mention just need to be commented on in general... To anyone listening. LOL.

Caveat Venditor!

Wrathwilde (Who knows which post Oskaar meant to respond to.)
 
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LOL,

I'm using a new laptop downstairs and had about 10 sessions open. Looks like I pasted into the wrong one! Oooops!

Better find that thread!

Cheers,

Oskaar
 
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Sneaksy Oskaar has removed that nefarious post!! String is a little disjointed now. Is your quote
Better find that thread!
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actually instructing us to go find the original post? ;)
 
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Oops,

Better point you to the right thread, working on sleep deprivation today.

See here

Cheers,

Oskaar
 
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SUUUUUre!!!!! Like we don't know Oskaar!!
Blame it on the multitude to windows open on the laptop :-\
We know you were sampling meads, be a man and admit it! You were caught in the act :-[ LOL

Ted
 
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Actually that was a mead free mistake. More like a lack of sleep and sheer exhaustion. ;D

Cheers,

Oskaar
 
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Wrathwilde has it exactly.

I gets the shakes when I ain't gots no meads in my system! LOL

Cheers,

Oskaar
 
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This was a little before my time, but is that the movie *Them* from 1954?

Ted
 
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Give the man a see-gar!

An ageless classic like that is not before anybody's time!

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