Re: mead tragedy, or adequate libations?

That's pretty hard luck Greg... I feel your pain...
[insert some kind of old adage ala "everything works out for the best" here]



"Greg Fink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Greetings all,
>    Something just recently happened that I thought I'd share.  I had a
batch of
> mead that was taking a long time to ferment.  I started it in Feb of '02.
It's
> slow, but at each racking, was quite good, and had just settled into bulk
aging
> in my basement.  It was by far my best batch yet, so I was gonna let it
bulk
> age until it was time to share with the masses
>    Meanwhile.. my neighbor, a HVAC tech, was helping with my heating
system,
> and was tiptoeing around my carboys.  Yes, he knocked one over, breaking
the
> carboy.  Once the shock and horror wore off, I watched all 5 gallons flow
> though my basement to the emergency drain.
>    As my wife was trying to console me, she reminded me that we had not
offered
> any libations in thanks for the birth of our daughter last Tuesday (a 26
week
> preemie; 1 lb, 12 oz).  Is 5 gallons enough?  Am I set for the next 20
kids?
>
> Greg F