Hello everybody,
I have just recently finished some 1 gallon batches and after having clarified them with Kieselsol I am planning to bulk age them. Do I still need to have the airlock on or can I just put a rubber plug on? Fermentation should be well over as it has now been 3 months till the end of primary fermentation!
Also I really hope that the mead mellows out over time, it already is quite sweet but does not have a characteristic smell/taste of honey, also the fruit (I've only made melomels so far) is not really noticeable and it has some weird underlying taste that is hard to describe.
Here's a picture of 2 of my batches (left Orange, right Plum). Theres no airlock on because it's right after clarification and a subsequent racking.
I have just recently finished some 1 gallon batches and after having clarified them with Kieselsol I am planning to bulk age them. Do I still need to have the airlock on or can I just put a rubber plug on? Fermentation should be well over as it has now been 3 months till the end of primary fermentation!
Also I really hope that the mead mellows out over time, it already is quite sweet but does not have a characteristic smell/taste of honey, also the fruit (I've only made melomels so far) is not really noticeable and it has some weird underlying taste that is hard to describe.
Here's a picture of 2 of my batches (left Orange, right Plum). Theres no airlock on because it's right after clarification and a subsequent racking.