Racked my first batch of mead

[phil74501]

Just racked my first batch. Gravity has held steady at around .994 for the last week. Only question is, is that too much head space?

 

[BobSeibel]

no

 

[bmwr75]

I second the motion on "no".

 

[buzzerj]

A third - nope. Looks good. You are fine!

 

[On-target]

I will be number four. Welcome to the obsession

 

[phil74501]

I will be number four. Welcome to the obsession

Obsession is an understatement. As soon as I clean out my primary, tomorrow, I'm going to start another batch. Then, try to make a beer of some kind.

 

[BobSeibel]

whats going on in the bottom of the carboy?? are those glass beads?

 

[Ian123]

Also curious about ^

 

[phil74501]

whats going on in the bottom of the carboy?? are those glass beads?

Marbles. Had to take up the space lost for the lees in the bottom of the fermenting bucket.

 

[Ian123]

Water displacement eh? I like it!

 

[Ganbei]

Goodness i never thought of using glass marbles to do that!

I shall be stealing your idea

 

[phil74501]

Goodness i never thought of using glass marbles to do that!

I shall be stealing your idea

To be honest, it wasn't my idea. I came across them in a catalog for one of the online stores. I don't remember which one. They have to be clear ones though, not colored in anyway. Just make sure you sanitize them before you put them in your mead.

 

[Ganbei]

Still, without you posting a picture i would have not known for quite some time.

I did more searching and others say that basically the marbles you can get at a fish-shop will be safe, which makes perfect sense.