mastakebob
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So i'm making my first mead, and I'm wondering how long it should take to clear and how 'clear' it should be.
Details:
20 lbs of wildflower honey
vial of white labs sweet mead yeast
4 gallons of water
little bit of yeast nutrient
6.5 gallon carboy
let it sit and ferment w/ out disturbing for 3 months (till airlock bubbles slowed to less than a minute)
Racked it into secondary fermenter (no additives)
Haven't done anything since the last rack (about a month ago)
(sorry, didn't take any gravity readings cause i don't have a meter)
It's still pretty cloudy, meaning that I shine a flashlight through it and it diffuses pretty good (can't see a clear origin of the light from the other side of the glass carboy).
I wasn't planning on bottling till it cleared, but I want to use the carboy again for another batch and was wondering if there's a way to speed up the clearing process. I've read that there's some chemical you can put in, or put it outside to 'shock chill' (correct term?), is one better than the other?
Sorry for the long windedness, but thanks for any help.
Details:
20 lbs of wildflower honey
vial of white labs sweet mead yeast
4 gallons of water
little bit of yeast nutrient
6.5 gallon carboy
let it sit and ferment w/ out disturbing for 3 months (till airlock bubbles slowed to less than a minute)
Racked it into secondary fermenter (no additives)
Haven't done anything since the last rack (about a month ago)
(sorry, didn't take any gravity readings cause i don't have a meter)
It's still pretty cloudy, meaning that I shine a flashlight through it and it diffuses pretty good (can't see a clear origin of the light from the other side of the glass carboy).
I wasn't planning on bottling till it cleared, but I want to use the carboy again for another batch and was wondering if there's a way to speed up the clearing process. I've read that there's some chemical you can put in, or put it outside to 'shock chill' (correct term?), is one better than the other?
Sorry for the long windedness, but thanks for any help.