Thank you. I’ve taken to using a racking cane to siphon and rack the mead. It’s much more effective than filtering it; you’ll just have to leave it until it clarifies and then rack from above The sediment line. It’s easy and fast.
I have a 5 gallon stainless steel pot that I use for cooking the honey to remove the wax before I begin; this also boils out and kills any native/wild yeast, so you can add the higher-alcohol champagne yeast if you like. You can use that as a receptacle for the mead from your carboy during the first racking, restore it to the carboy after cleaning it, and then let it clarify further.
However, some sediment is not unhealthy; some people think it's good practice to consume a bit of it. So you may not need it to be perfectly clear.
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Looks tasty. What's in it?
Honey, water, yeast, and mountain berries.
Is this some of what you started back in March? I'll be taste testing mine soon.
You've a fine memory. I couldn't have told you it was March; but yes, I checked the archives and that's the batch.
The clarity is remarkable.
Thank you. I’ve taken to using a racking cane to siphon and rack the mead. It’s much more effective than filtering it; you’ll just have to leave it until it clarifies and then rack from above The sediment line. It’s easy and fast.
That's interesting. Do you rack into a second carboy for conditioning or go straight to the bottles?
I have a 5 gallon stainless steel pot that I use for cooking the honey to remove the wax before I begin; this also boils out and kills any native/wild yeast, so you can add the higher-alcohol champagne yeast if you like. You can use that as a receptacle for the mead from your carboy during the first racking, restore it to the carboy after cleaning it, and then let it clarify further.
However, some sediment is not unhealthy; some people think it's good practice to consume a bit of it. So you may not need it to be perfectly clear.
Thanks! I will keep this in mind.
The thank you was from me; I'm on a different computer this evening and forgot I wasn't automatically signed in.
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