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Throwing out mead...why, that's just crazy talk :) Go ahead and rack it off...more than likely the smell will age out.

I'd say that once you have a pretty good buildup of lees on the bottom you should probably go ahead and rack off, vs. a set time limit. You may have to rack off several times to get good clarity before leaving it to age. Some folks leave it in the primary for a set amount of time, say, two...

Did you use a medium toast American oak spiral in this...and did you let it sit for 6 weeks? I know that's what you were thinking but wondered if it actually soaked for that long.

What yeast did you use?

You shouldn't leave the must in primary that long as the lees will wind up imparting off flavors you don't want.

Nice! Right before you bottled did you note the berry flavors beginning to come through more?