b-sweed
Member
Hey guys,
I'm new to the forum, and to brewing in general, and my lack of experience has left me with a few questions regarding my first brewing experiment.
I'm brewing a small amount (approx. 1 liter) of a beverage I imagine to resemble mead, made from a saturated raw sugar solution and a cranberry mash (I suppose that's the right word?).
I'm not trying to make anything too dry, just a sweet, perhaps rummy-tasting beverage. I used dry active yeast (nothing special, I know it won't help the taste) and have it fermenting in an air-tight glass bottle (with a balloon to catch the CO2). The problem I'm having is this; after 48 hours of active fermentation (which, at last check, has slowed down but not stopped) the liquid has become very cloudy, to the point that a flashlight's beam will not pass through the bottle. My question is, does this indicate something going wrong? Or is this something that will clear up on its own, or should it (can it?) be filtered out?
Thanks for any help/advice! I'd love to hear from anyone who has successfully made a similar beverage.
I'm new to the forum, and to brewing in general, and my lack of experience has left me with a few questions regarding my first brewing experiment.
I'm brewing a small amount (approx. 1 liter) of a beverage I imagine to resemble mead, made from a saturated raw sugar solution and a cranberry mash (I suppose that's the right word?).
I'm not trying to make anything too dry, just a sweet, perhaps rummy-tasting beverage. I used dry active yeast (nothing special, I know it won't help the taste) and have it fermenting in an air-tight glass bottle (with a balloon to catch the CO2). The problem I'm having is this; after 48 hours of active fermentation (which, at last check, has slowed down but not stopped) the liquid has become very cloudy, to the point that a flashlight's beam will not pass through the bottle. My question is, does this indicate something going wrong? Or is this something that will clear up on its own, or should it (can it?) be filtered out?
Thanks for any help/advice! I'd love to hear from anyone who has successfully made a similar beverage.