So yesterday a few HBT guys were up brewing and we went to my mead cellar to sample my in-progress meads.
One of them was just downright horrible. Claphamsa (who is going through the BJCP class) said it was wet cardboard, probably oxygenated.
I just taste it as disgusting.
If it does have that wet cardboard taste, is there anything that can be done to save it? It's also starting to form a white (possible mold) floaty. I was gonna rack under it and possibly bottle some of it just to see if it improves in 6-12 months.
I just don't have 30 extra bottles, corks, and a ton of time to bottle a whole batch if it's likely to be horrible then too.
Could it get better with age?
One of them was just downright horrible. Claphamsa (who is going through the BJCP class) said it was wet cardboard, probably oxygenated.
I just taste it as disgusting.
If it does have that wet cardboard taste, is there anything that can be done to save it? It's also starting to form a white (possible mold) floaty. I was gonna rack under it and possibly bottle some of it just to see if it improves in 6-12 months.
I just don't have 30 extra bottles, corks, and a ton of time to bottle a whole batch if it's likely to be horrible then too.
Could it get better with age?