Mozart
Well-Known Member
Edit: Oops! The title should be JAOM question!
I feel a little silly for asking the question, since the answer seems right in the recipe itself, but given this is my first mead, I'm a little uncertain.
My question is: Is it possible that the mead is done in 5-6 weeks?
I made two one gallon batches of this about 5-6 weeks ago, and while I obsessively checked on them during the initial weeks, I haven't really looked at them at all in the last 2-3 weeks. When I checked them last night, though the fruit hasn't dropped yet, they looked clear and the yeast seems to have settled to the bottom.
Is it okay to bottle them, or wait a couple of weeks?
Also, when I do go to bottle them, what kind of cloth filter should I use? Will just about anything work?
Thanks!
I feel a little silly for asking the question, since the answer seems right in the recipe itself, but given this is my first mead, I'm a little uncertain.
My question is: Is it possible that the mead is done in 5-6 weeks?
I made two one gallon batches of this about 5-6 weeks ago, and while I obsessively checked on them during the initial weeks, I haven't really looked at them at all in the last 2-3 weeks. When I checked them last night, though the fruit hasn't dropped yet, they looked clear and the yeast seems to have settled to the bottom.
Is it okay to bottle them, or wait a couple of weeks?
Also, when I do go to bottle them, what kind of cloth filter should I use? Will just about anything work?
Thanks!