i jumped in head first and within the first few weeks of deciding to make mead, i now have 3 batches going: 1 gal Metheglin- 5 gal Braggot- 1 gal Cyser
i keep the primary fermenting room @73F ( based off of the temp likings for Red Star Cote Des Blancs and Lalvin D-47) and just moved a secondary to a 60F room as i heard that is a better temp for long term storage.
my 1 gal metheglin looks like pineapple juice, but i noticed that when i took out a sample to test the SG when racking and left it in the fridge for 2 days it cleared significantly and looked more like white wine. (2/19/11 OG 1.109- as of 3/2/11 SG 1.010)
so, should i cold crash it now and then rack it in 2 days?.....does that affect how it conditions? would that affect my ability to prime and bottle to make it carbonated? how long can i bulk condition it before priming and bottling?
on my other batches, do i go ahead and rack to secondaries after about a week and put it at 60F?
How often do i need to rack when bulk conditioning for extended periods of time?
Thanks for the input
i keep the primary fermenting room @73F ( based off of the temp likings for Red Star Cote Des Blancs and Lalvin D-47) and just moved a secondary to a 60F room as i heard that is a better temp for long term storage.
my 1 gal metheglin looks like pineapple juice, but i noticed that when i took out a sample to test the SG when racking and left it in the fridge for 2 days it cleared significantly and looked more like white wine. (2/19/11 OG 1.109- as of 3/2/11 SG 1.010)
so, should i cold crash it now and then rack it in 2 days?.....does that affect how it conditions? would that affect my ability to prime and bottle to make it carbonated? how long can i bulk condition it before priming and bottling?
on my other batches, do i go ahead and rack to secondaries after about a week and put it at 60F?
How often do i need to rack when bulk conditioning for extended periods of time?
Thanks for the input