Additives?

[Deadroachdancing]

I'm thinking about using different fruit and spices for my next batch of mead!

Is there anything specific I should look out for? I've never used fruit or anything before, so I'm worried about mold or bacteria taking over.
Are there specific washing procedures to do before hand?

 

[fatbloke]

You can rinse the outside of the fruit in sulphite solution or you can mix the must then add the fruit and 1 campden tablet crushed per gallon then leave it 24 to 48 hours becore pitching yeast......

oh and make it in a bucket so you can aerate the hell out of it to drive off the sulphite......