Fusorfodder Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Nov 17, 2007 Messages 291 Reaction score 2 Sep 11, 2008 #1 Does mead run into the same oxygen permeation issues in fermenting vessels that beer does?
Yooper Ale's What Cures You! Staff member Admin Mod HBT Supporter Joined Jun 4, 2006 Messages 75,132 Reaction score 13,282 Location UP/Snowbird in Florida Sep 11, 2008 #2 Absolutely- maybe worse, because the fermentation can go very slowly at the end, and it ages for well, ages. It's important to have a glass carboy, (maybe a BB, but I'm not sure) and almost no headspace, when it goes into secondary.
Absolutely- maybe worse, because the fermentation can go very slowly at the end, and it ages for well, ages. It's important to have a glass carboy, (maybe a BB, but I'm not sure) and almost no headspace, when it goes into secondary.
OP OP Fusorfodder Supporting Member HBT Supporter Joined Nov 17, 2007 Messages 291 Reaction score 2 Sep 12, 2008 #3 I figured it would probably be an issue, thanks!
BigKahuna Senior Member HBT Supporter Joined Feb 3, 2008 Messages 5,902 Reaction score 64 Location Eastern Colorado Sep 12, 2008 #4 Glass is best... Dang...I hate to follow Yooper. She's always right....leaving nothing to add.