> pasteurisation doesn't destroy the sugar I never said that? It's well known that heat alters honey. Obviously the purpose of pasteurization is either preser

> pasteurisation doesn't destroy the sugar I never said that? It's well known that heat alters honey. Obviously the purpose of pasteurization is either preservation or food safety (but I repeat myself) as opposed to preventing people from making mead. I claim no particular knowledge of which specific microorganisms are primarily responsible for the spoilage that might otherwise occur, nor the precise consequences of such spoilage.