Greetings everyone,
I have been researching making mead for a while, always putting it off because I thought I was not ready yet due to there being so many different options and techniques. I have been wondering about the campden tablets. Some places say to just use them in the beginning, while others have mentioned using them in the beginning, after racking, and before bottling. The part that confused me is that when you put a tablet in in the beginning, you let it sit for 24 hours and let gasses release. Do you wait the same amount of time before bottling or are people literally putting the tablet in and then bottling. Thanks for any help. I have looked everywhere for the answer and cannot find it. I just want my first batch to be good so I will want to keep making more in the future.
Also, how many days into your primary fermentation did you start to see vigorous bubbling? I am on my 3rd day now and it is still bubbling once every 10-13 seconds. Thanks!
I have been researching making mead for a while, always putting it off because I thought I was not ready yet due to there being so many different options and techniques. I have been wondering about the campden tablets. Some places say to just use them in the beginning, while others have mentioned using them in the beginning, after racking, and before bottling. The part that confused me is that when you put a tablet in in the beginning, you let it sit for 24 hours and let gasses release. Do you wait the same amount of time before bottling or are people literally putting the tablet in and then bottling. Thanks for any help. I have looked everywhere for the answer and cannot find it. I just want my first batch to be good so I will want to keep making more in the future.
Also, how many days into your primary fermentation did you start to see vigorous bubbling? I am on my 3rd day now and it is still bubbling once every 10-13 seconds. Thanks!