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Hi guys and galls! It's me again and I really need your help with my situation.... Still waiting for your advice and guidance.... Clock is ticking and I am not sure what I should do next: just rack the mead for secondary fermentation and then buttle it or I should try to re-activate primary...

Hi everyone! It's been five weeks and two days since I started my mead and fermentation is either stopped or slowed down significantly... I was waiting for 30 seconds and did not noticed any bubbling and either fermenters... One week ago SG was: 1.021 for D47 1.041 FOR Red Star Premier Classique...

I am going to my local MoreBeer store right now to get glass marbles (3 #) and a half gallon jag.... Depending on headspace in my third vessel I will be using either glass marble or half gallon jag... Like I mentioned before, this is exactly what I am thinking about now. I remember that before...

Thanks for the advice, Raptor! Exactly what I was thinking about...

Thank you, DB! Sounds good. This is clear for me now.

Perfect! Thank you. Thank you, Maylar! This is called "Experience"... and I am not in this area just yest but.... lesson learned. I will definitely take this in consideration for my next batch! So, from what you all advised me to do, adding fruit juice or placing glass marbles in a carboy...

Oh, I got it. Actually, I like your idea to rack the leftovers from both 3 gallon carboys (approximately 1/2 g from each) into 1 gallon carboy.... The only thing I have to ask is - I used different type of yeast for each of 3 gallon carboy - would it be OK to mix those two different yeasts...

Thank you, DB but... I am sorry for my ignorance - I am just a beginner with a limited theoretical knowledge and zero experience.... :confused: Would you mind to explain a bit more on how I will be able "to draw more mead off it"? Do you mean I should just leave so called "leftovers" (it's about...

This is what I would prefer at this moment... What juice would you recommend? I was thinking about Concord grape. What say you? This is what I would like to avoid: in this case I will loose about two and a half quarters of mead - this is what will be left over... Of course, I can just drink it...

Hi everyone! I am not sure if I should open another thread as more questions building up from me.... On the other hand this is the same batch (my first one) I started this thread with... Here is my question for you and I hope you'll help me out on this: I am close to the end of primary...

Maylar, I just checked this site and looks like it's even cheaper then if I go with More Beer (considering coupon discount 15%)... Shipping cost of $16 is a killer.... Thank you for the tip!

Great! Thank you, Maylar. I may go with cubes because it's easier to order them from Amazon (they don't have Xoaker spheres) or I have to drive to my local MoreBeer store to get Xoaker spheres.... Anyways I have some spare time for this...

MightyMosin said: "Experience also seems to show that oak in primary might have some benefit for speed of clearing" Maylar said:"Oak in secondary also aids in clearing" Now my head is spinning.... So, is i it OK to add oak to secondary or I had do it for primary? Like I mentioned above, I...

Perfecto! Thank you for the clarification.

So.... I am close to end of 4th week of primary fermentation. It may or may not take one or two more week which would conclude primary fermentation... Then mead will be racked for secondary one.... This is my understanding that I can add finning agents during secondary fermentation. Is this correct?

Great info, MightyMosin! Thank you. I think I will be using Super-Kleer when time comes - at the end of secondary fermentation....

Got it. Thank you, Sir!

Thank you, Gentlemen! Cold crush option is not for me - I don't have room in my fridge for two 3-gallon vessels... I do have bentonite on hand but as much as I could learn it creates a lot of sediment in carboy and thus decreases amount of mead in it.. Isn't it? I have another agent -...

Thank you for the clarification, BD!

Thank you, DB and I appreciate your comment! Would you mind to share with me what fining agents are preferable to use?