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Old 10-05-2010, 03:42 PM   #11
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You can, but it adds sodium and if you use too much, you'll end up with salty tasting mead. I don't recommend it. Potassium bicarbonate is a much better choice. The yeast actually need the potassium, and take it up inside the cells to compensate for the low pH.


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