[Ponte Alto] CORRECTION - Mead Making - Nov 8th

[terafan at greydragon.org]

Greetings again from Terafan,

  A minor correction to my math...

If you put in 3 16 oz containers of honey (6 cups), then you put 4 1/2 lbs
of honey in (not 4 as I said earlier)...

cheers,
  Terafan

> Greetings unto Tselmeg from Terafan,
>
>     You are confusing ounces as a measurement of weight with ounces as a
> measurement of volume.  Although they are both called "ounces" they
> aren't the same thing.    For example, 1 cup of melted lead and 1 cup
> of water will NOT weigh the same amount (although they are both 1 cup
> or 8 ounces of volume).
>
> Honey is 12lbs per gallon, which translates to 3/4 lb per (8 oz) cup.
> (16 cups in a gallon.  12 lbs / 16 cups = 3/4 lb per cup.
>
> If you put in 6 cups, then you put in 4 lbs of honey.  Your 1 cup of
> remaining honey is 3/4 lb, which is perhaps close enough (to the 1
> remaining lb you should have) given that your three sets of 16 oz
> measuring cups may not have been exactly precise.
>
> As to the temperature, yes, 109 deg F is too hot.   You may have killed
> the yeast.    The best temp to pitch the yeast is when the must has cooled
> below 80 deg F.
>
> It won't hurt anything to re-pitch with a fresh packet of yeast.
>
> cheers,
>    Terafan
>
>>
>> HELPPP!!!! :-( or is it  :-)
>>
>> My one gallon recipe calls for 3.5 Lbs of honey. 3 16 oz measuring cups
>> only left me  with 8 oz of honey. what am I doing wrong. and I'm afraid
>> I
>> put the yeast in too soon. the must was about 109F(of course I measured
>> it
>> right after I put in the yeast) too hot? (It doesn't seem as if 5 lbs of
>> honey translates correctly,although certainly the  bottle says 80 oz.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tselmeg
>>
>>
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