We welcome Ash Fishbein from Saphouse Meadery onto the show to discuss using plastic fermenters to make your mead. This might be geared a bit towards larger scale production in plastic (think greater than 20 gallon fermenters but peaking at 55 gallon barrels if you don’t have temperature control), but there are plenty of takeaways for the hobbyist as well. And be sure to check out the mead offerings of Saphouse! A lot of creativity, a lot of flavor, and just some all around great mead.
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Drinks in this Episode
- Tysen: Experiment #211 Tongue Thai-d (Saphouse Meadery)
- Allen: Experiment #265 Vanilla Cyser Bochet (Saphouse Meadery)
- Ash: Experiment #377 Ichor and Raspberry (Saphouse Meadery)
Links in this Episode
- Find out more about Saphouse Meadery
- Curious about those weird ingredients we mention?
- Searching for a Plastic Fermenter?
- The collaboration with Wiley Roots
- PBW
- Saphouse Kombucha mead review
The Highlights on Why You Should Use Plastic
- Cost of plastic significantly cheaper than steel
- Plastic is breathable (oxygen permeability is good for fermentation and early aging [this can be taken too far…])
- Plastic is recyclable for those looking for some lightly used, partially flavored plastic
Do you have a positive experience or any nightmares using plastic? Tell us about it in the comments below.