New to home brewing

[Txmusicman]

Good morning!
I am new to home brewing and it was suggested I start with mead. Sounded great because I love the stuff.

I had trouble racking my first batch and there still seems to be some dead yeast at the bottom.

Should I try to re-rack?

 

[snuesen]

What was your trouble? Using an auto siphon can really make that step a breeze.

-It somewhat depends on what yeast you used.
-how much sediment is still in the mead?

Mead is pretty darn hard to really screw up if you keep it simple. My best advice is, in the end, don't worry too much because it usually ends up being something that you'll enjoy drinking.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Assuming you got the bulk of the sediment out, you're likely fine. Remember that every time you rack, you're losing mead, so it shouldn't be done to excess.

Also, Welcome to HomeBrewTalk!

 

[Txmusicman]

Awesome and thank you!

Btw. I messed up the racking when the because the tube was too long.