Yep. The closest winery I have is probably around 800 miles, in Cape Town. I'm in Pretoria - a good distance away. I'm finding a lot of guides from local places that mention Go-Ferm and even another product that's supposedly to help as well called NatStep, but no links to what it actually is or where to get it. Think I'll email my local brewshop a bit and see if they don't know where I can find it.
On the Fermaid O dissolving - I'll do that, thanks. I makes more sense to do it this way. I was wondering how to add the Fermaid O to the mead without introducing possible infections, hence a sanitised jar and boiled water. I'll just sanitise the hydrometer and pour into the sanitised jug when done taking the reading. I'll dissolve in there. The Fermaid O is a little bit old by now, so it's clumping up. Takes a good 10 minutes or so to dissolve... Still smells...fresh though. The Fermaid O is also a locally packaged product. Obviously some big shop who imports it and then splits the batches into smaller packets and sell at a huge markup. Luckily a small amount goes a long way.
On the Fermaid O dissolving - I'll do that, thanks. I makes more sense to do it this way. I was wondering how to add the Fermaid O to the mead without introducing possible infections, hence a sanitised jar and boiled water. I'll just sanitise the hydrometer and pour into the sanitised jug when done taking the reading. I'll dissolve in there. The Fermaid O is a little bit old by now, so it's clumping up. Takes a good 10 minutes or so to dissolve... Still smells...fresh though. The Fermaid O is also a locally packaged product. Obviously some big shop who imports it and then splits the batches into smaller packets and sell at a huge markup. Luckily a small amount goes a long way.