priming mead before bottling?

[mcginness]

hi

i started my first batch of mead back in november. i racked it into the secondary around the first of the year. i'm starting to think about bottling it. i would like it to be carbonated. i think 2 atmospheres is what i'm after. roughly that of a beer, as i'm using 22oz beer bottles not champagne bottles.

my question is, should i be priming it before i bottle? or will a 6-8 month aging in a bottle lead to some carbonation? i'm not super picky but i'd prefer it to not be flat as a pancake.

 

[Hrahn1995]

I've been making mead for about a year now and im asuming its completely dry because your long primary and secondary so it wont carbonate by itself, i would suggest around 2tsp of priming sugar per bottle if your looking for about 2atm (just guessing). remember with mead its very dry and has a low specific gravity so it will not maintain a head like beer will. I've used honey and Dry malt in the past to carbonate a Cyser and Malt Cider, both work moderately well but take a very long time to carbonate fully. Hope This helps! feel free to ask any more questions!

 

[mcginness]

thanks for the input. its pretty dry. so i'll just bottle like i would beer.

 

[hermitpoet]

Hey everybody I've made beer from kits and wine from juices bought from the grocery store. I've never made mead. I'm looking to make something inexpensive with little work. Can I make it with just honey and water or do I have to use other ingredients

 

[fatbloke]

Hey everybody I've made beer from kits and wine from juices bought from the grocery store. I've never made mead. I'm looking to make something inexpensive with little work. Can I make it with just honey and water or do I have to use other ingredients

It would be more appropriate to search the forum, then post another thread, rather that hijacking a thread on a different topic. This one is about bottle priming

 

[Hrahn1995]

It would be more appropriate to search the forum, then post another thread, rather that hijacking a thread on a different topic. This one is about bottle priming

Much agreed, but yes you could do straight honey yeast and water for about 8 bucks a gallon