Carbonate Mead and continue to age in bottles?

[Brian66]

First time making mead. I have 2.5 gallons of blackberry Mead aging in a secondary. It's been aging in the secondary for about 2 1/2 months. I'd like to carbonate it. I want to transfer to a Keg, burst carbonate and then bottle it and let it continue to age in the bottle.

Will carbonating it and then bottling it affect the remainder of aging? Could there be any issues with the corked bottle as a carbonated mead ages?

Any tips for this? I'd like to get it out of the secondary. If this is a bad idea or if it could affect the outcome I won't carbonate.

 

[MightyMosin]

I carbonate quite a bit, but I virtually always use beer bottles. I have had some carbonated bottles that I have tried a year+ later and I i will say that the results have been good with some experiencing quite a nice increase in the honey profile.

I have done some petilent carbonated bottles with corks, but never really aged them long enough.

 

[Maylar]

Beer bottles, not corks. Other than that, you're fine as stated.

 

[Brian66]

Got it. Will use beer bottles. Thanks!

 

[Brian66]

So I put the mead into a Keg and it's currently carbonating. Took a taste and it's got a touch of a plastic taste to it. The mead is only about 2 1/2 months old. The honey is just raw wild honey that my cousin harvests (from western PA). Any chance that the plastic taste goes away as it ages or could it be some type of infection?