So my first mead batch I made a bit of a mistake. I made a 5 gallon batch and only had a 6 gallon carboy on hand to use as a secondary. This is a dry mead which I had in primary for a month. Post racking I have been reading about possible issues with oxidation in this case. My mead has been in secondary for close to a week now.
I have been doing some reading and was considering adding a gallon of apple cider into secondary. From what I have read there are no issues with doing so but I wanted to get a bit more information on this.
Also, I will have this mead in secondary for 3 months. I have read that over a 3 month time there is not much worry of oxidation so another thing I was considering doing is doing nothing at all.
Or course I could just bite and buy a 5 gallon carboy but would like to avoid another transfer.
If I could get some input on the options I've outlined I'd appreciate it. The way I am angling now is going with topping the mead off with a gallon of cider.
Thanks in advance!
I have been doing some reading and was considering adding a gallon of apple cider into secondary. From what I have read there are no issues with doing so but I wanted to get a bit more information on this.
Also, I will have this mead in secondary for 3 months. I have read that over a 3 month time there is not much worry of oxidation so another thing I was considering doing is doing nothing at all.
Or course I could just bite and buy a 5 gallon carboy but would like to avoid another transfer.
If I could get some input on the options I've outlined I'd appreciate it. The way I am angling now is going with topping the mead off with a gallon of cider.
Thanks in advance!