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    Can I Stop Fermentation Early???

    Doesn't work with wine or mead. They age longer in the bottle, and if there's any living yeast left, it can have time to multiply, begin fermentation in the bottles, and cause them to explode. Been there, done that. :o
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    Can I Stop Fermentation Early???

    Nope. Heating it to 125F will kill off most yeasts, but it will also drive off flavors and odors that you don't want to drive off. The only way to effectively make sweet wine or mead is to give it enough initial sugar to get to the alcohol level you want, add campden tablets and sweeten as...
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