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The only thing i can think of is that I used too much - the package was for up to 6 gallons and I had about 3.5...I would think it would just settle out tho. There is a lot of gunk settled out in the bottom so something is happening...it's just not what I'd hoped for. Grrr

Hmmm...well, I just followed the kieselsol and chitosan package instructions. It said to rack it off the sediment and then add the first of the two ingredients and stir well. Then it said 24 hours later add the second part and stir. I did that....and now it's murky. As of this morning it has...

I have added both (followed instructions) on the weekend and it is now way more cloudy than when I started....I do hope it will settle out...:( Please tell me it will settle out soon...

My mead was mostly clear (could read large print through it) but still a bit cloudy, and since I want to bottle it this weekend I had K&C recommended to me. SO I racked it off - caught a bit of scunge, but nothing to get excited about. Added the first ingredient and it seemed to clear up to...

So should I still add the sorbate then? I don't want my bottles to blow up :)

Thanks! I won't worry about the tablets then. I hate adding preservatives if I don't need to. I wouldn't even bother with clarifiers, but I want to take some with me when I travel overseas in a few weeks as a gift and it's not quite cleared up yet...

This sounds amazing...I am on the hunt to try and make my own hard lemon/limeade. I am wondering if I juice lemons and limes myself and then add a whack of sugar and some yeast if this will end up making some nice hard limade. I will put it on my list of experiments and try a gallon and see...

I calculated it to be about 14% and it will likely be dry (final SG is slightly below 1). If I don't need to add anything I'd rather not. It would be OK without campden then?

I just realised that I am not sure when to add the campden tablets to my mead before bottling. According to the recipe I am using I am to add 1 per gallon when I bottle. Thing is - I'm using fining agents (K&C) about a week before I bottle and according to the K&C packaging you're supposed to...

Thanks for the tips everyone...I think I'll hunt down some K&C and give it a go. I didn't add any pectic enzyme when I started (forgot) so it may not completely clarify, I'm just concerned about it still settling out in the bottles while it sits until christmas...if it's a wee bit hazy I'm OK...

Hello, My apple spiced malomel is coming along nicely and has been clarifying a few months but is still not completely clarified. I would rack it and then continue to ignore it for a few more months but I would like to take a few bottles with me overseas when I visit a friend as a gift in a...

Thanks for all the ideas. I ended up just going the simplest route and buying a 3 gallon and 1 gallon carboy yesterday. I transferred the mead into that. The 3 gallon is nice and full with very little headspace and the 1 gallon is nearly full and has most of whatever leftover sludge was there...

I like the CO2 thing, but where would I get CO2 from to do this?

Hello all. I checked my malomel and after 2 weeks it's down from 1.12 to 0.98. :ban: So I figure it's largely done fermenting and racked it into a carboy to settle and age. It smells nice with a slight appley scent. Since I made 6 L fresh apple juice (that was rather pulpy) as part of the...

wow-just checked the SG and it's already down to 1.01! He hee. I think I'll give it a bit longer before racking, maybe until next weekend and see if it goes down a bit more or levels off. I hope it will go down a bit more. So glad to know it's fermenting well :)

I agree. I spent a lot of time to try and hunt it down and try it. When I did I was quite dissapointed...awful stuff! :)

thanks! That puts my mind at ease. Should I give it a good stir or just leave it alone??

Hi there. I've had mead burbling in a primary fermentation pail for ~a week. I was wondering when I should rack it into a carbuoy for the secondary fermentation. I've read to look for ~1/2 inch of sediment first, but since it's in a pail I can't really do that. Should I wait for the specific...

Hi. First time making mead - have a question for you. I pitched the yeast into my apple malamel after starting it up on monday evening and today, 2 days later, I can hear it fizzing away, but there's no real kruasen. Is fizzing enough? It's in a fermentation pail with a blowoff tube into some...

Has anyone used OXYsan? I'm wanting to hear people's experiences with it. I couldn't get any starsan or iodophor when I set up my mead so I did some bleach sterilization and also used this. It was easy to used and it's supposed to be no rinse but couldn't get it to completely dissolve...I'm...