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Ya rack it into a secondary and age it a bit, it will clarify, it might take a while, but don't bottle it until you can read a newspaper through the mead.

I had not considered that... I had all ways considered the no nutrient method more historically accurate, but you probably have a very valid point there. May have to do some experimentation with that. Perhaps I might try three 1 gallon batches all with the same recipe but one with no nutrients...

I would stick to the same honey, but if you wanted, for example, to have the flavour of buckwheat honey but didn't use buckwheat you vary it up backsweetening with buckwheat to get some of the notes from buckwheat. It won't be as prevalent, but it apparently does work. I've never used that...

I disagree with you on this aspect. I have never used yeast nutrients and my meads have all fermented just fine. I think yeast nutrient in mead is not needed at all. At most I throw some raisins or citrus peel in the batch.

I said possible, I didn't say easy :mug: Most meads can survive five years or more of aging, however I've had some that really should have been drunk within six months of brewing (it was an orange mead, and it started to taste like orange peel after about six months of aging). I am...

With a FG of 1.07 and an alcohol content of 16% I'd say your SG was about 1.19 sounds like a delicious mead. Mind if I snag your recipe and post it on my mead site?

yeast will sometimes gather in chunks, and that might be what you are seeing, but its hard to say for sure. My guess is you are probably ok. Based on your recipe I can't see what else it could be.

I agree with the others, as long as your airlock stayed full of water you'll be fine. You should have some mighty fine mead there. It is possible to over age mead, but I highly doubt you've done that.

Mead and wine are similar in process. The equipment is the same. I highly suggest you try making some mead, its fun and tasty. As for the is mead honey wine debate, well as its been said it all depends on your definition of wine, personally I don't like the term honeywine, however it gets the...