I’m following a simple video on YouTube which covers yeast starting, sanitization and setting up the mead.

My question is, if I back sweeten my Meade after a few months… Won’t that just wake up the yeast and get them producing more alchohol? I saw somebody say something about a chemical to stabilize it but what if I don’t want a chemical in my Brew?

Is there an alternative?

  • KuvwertOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    By ethanol do you mean like everclear? Can consumers buy that in all states?

    • sneezyEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Ethanol is the regular alcohol, yeah. You can use vodka too, that’s just ethanol with water.

      I had to look-up what everclear is, it sounds like some kind of industrial solvent, haha

    • 🧟‍♂️ Cadaver@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Ethanol is alcohol, I don’t know what everclear is. If you don’t have access to pure alcohol (which is often banned) you can replace it with a strong alcohol : vodka, rum, eau de vie, absinthe, … until you reach your desired alcohol content (generally ~15° ABV)