Olive oil ?

abbot555 · Dec 16, 2010

I just saw a thread in the General section about adding Olive oil to beer, but did not see much on the addition to mead. Has anyone here used it to help in fermentation ? If so when do you add it ? During the steep of the honey or when the yeast is pitched ?

ChillyP · Dec 16, 2010

Olive Oil in Mead....why mess with what isn't broke..

Kauai_Kahuna · Dec 16, 2010

I would just like to cast my vote for "no".
Why would you want to do that?

abbot555 · Dec 16, 2010

Well my thought was their is not much nutrients for yeast in mead to begin with so why not help them out ? Did not know if this would help or just be a bad thing.

raestlyn · Dec 16, 2010

Kauai_Kahuna said:
I would just like to cast my vote for "no".
Why would you want to do that?

To help the cell growth and skip the aeration?
I guess you have no idea what olive oil can do in the fermenting wort/must, so check this out and this thesis.

bubbachunk · Dec 16, 2010

raestlyn said:
To help the cell growth and skip the aeration?
I guess you have no idea what olive oil can do in the fermenting wort/must, so check this out and this thesis.

Very very interesting. You gave me another thing to test now! Thanks!

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