I started my first batch of JAOM a little over two months ago. For some reason I decided to place the fermenter in an out of the way closet rather than my normal brewing closet. This meant that I completely forgot about it until my calendar alerted me that it was about ready. When I went up to check on it I noticed the airlock had so little liquid in it that it was definitely not keeping oxygen out. Now I know with beer the layer of CO2 sitting on top of the beer helps protect the beer from oxygen and truthfully you don't 'need' an airlock but I don't know how this might affect mead. Anyone know if this might have hurt the mead?
Also, when I saw the airlock was nearly empty I rushed to fill it. It was early in the morning and not quite awake yet so I just grabbed my Star San mixture and poured it in (I do this all the time with beer). Sadly, when I was done filling it I bumped the fermenter and some of the Star San mix got sucked in. Will that hurt the mead much? It really wasn't much that made its way in but I figured I'd ask.
Also, when I saw the airlock was nearly empty I rushed to fill it. It was early in the morning and not quite awake yet so I just grabbed my Star San mixture and poured it in (I do this all the time with beer). Sadly, when I was done filling it I bumped the fermenter and some of the Star San mix got sucked in. Will that hurt the mead much? It really wasn't much that made its way in but I figured I'd ask.