Mead Foam?
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fatbloke
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It can do. It's frequently recommended to stir mead ferments at least once a day until you hit the 1/3rd sugar break.
Plus if you add anything (nutrients, fruit, spices,etc) during the ferment, it's safer to give it a stir first, as it reduces the chance of nucleation of the particulates and the accompanying mead fountain (if using a carboy).
Using buckets for primary is always a good tip, as the wider liquid/gas interface means any foaming build up is much more manageable.....
Plus if you add anything (nutrients, fruit, spices,etc) during the ferment, it's safer to give it a stir first, as it reduces the chance of nucleation of the particulates and the accompanying mead fountain (if using a carboy).
Using buckets for primary is always a good tip, as the wider liquid/gas interface means any foaming build up is much more manageable.....
Chris_The_Rogue
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From my experience, plane show mead doesn't foam much. If you add fruits, Juice or other sugar sources then it might. But it really depends on what you add.
noblesquirrel
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Huh? how is it done already? Also, are you degassing and adding nutrients? even with a Trad, I've gotten 6 inches of head in a bucket during degassing...
The mead is only just started. The foaming due to fermentation is only during the growth phase. I am past that phase without any foam. Yeast is EC-1118, but in Cider this yeast still foams. I have added DAP and I am not even sure what degassing is.
noblesquirrel
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Degassing is just rousing the must to drive off CO2, which is toxic to the yeast. This results in a healthier fermentation and reduced aging time overall. the yeast will foam during the degassing but it collapses relatively quickly.
For anyone thats reading this I want to just add, if you put oranges or something large in your carboy it can trap CO2 under it and cause your volume to rise. I had this issue with a few batches I did over the weekend. So just leave head room till you filter the stuff out.
