I was just watching a video over at www.basicbrewing.com and they said that you shouldn't add honey to a boiling brew or boil a mead because boiling drives off the honey's flavors and aroma. It isn't like a hop that you have to extract anything out of ! Makes perfect sense to me.
They said that if you want to sterilize the honey in the brew, to steep it in the brew at 140 or 160F for a period of time to kill off the nasties. It doesn't need to be boiled. And when making a mead, some people don't boil.
I can dig up a link to the video if someone needs it.
They said that if you want to sterilize the honey in the brew, to steep it in the brew at 140 or 160F for a period of time to kill off the nasties. It doesn't need to be boiled. And when making a mead, some people don't boil.
I can dig up a link to the video if someone needs it.