Opened Mead - Shelf Life

[Austin_]

I got a little bonus this week and decided to buy some special brews. One of them was some Dansk Mjod Viking Blood Mead. it's a 750 ml bottle and it's 19% abv. This is way too much for me to drink at one time. My question is if I open it, how long would I have to drink it? Would the high abv allow it to stay open for a little while, or would a couple days be my limit? Thanks.

 

[summersolstice]

I use a vacuvin and put the opened bottle in the fridge and mine lasts at least a week.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Personally, if I can't do it in one sitting it's not getting opened...

It'll last a while...weeks even. I have several bottles of meads and ciders opened (re-capped) just sitting on top of the kegerator. It won't go bad.

 

[Austin_]

Thanks, y'all. I went ahead and cracked it open. Cold front came through today and it's a good night to sit on the front porch and sip some mead. Probably same tomorrow night and the next.

 

[summersolstice]

It's 15F here. I'd freeze my ass off if I sat on the front porch.

 

[Bush_84]

Ya....-15 for a low here tonight (yay Minnesota). So do I win?

 

[Austin_]

I do love the deep south. Wish y'all were here

 

[MedsenFey]

I've had traditional meads that were still good after being open for more than 3 weeks in the fridge - try finding a wine that can do that.

Tonight it may get into the 50s here - better break out the space heater - Brrrr....

 

[malkore]

another vote for the inexpensive hand pumps and corks that let you reduce the air inside the bottle. that and drinking it over a few short days peroid, I wouldn't expect oxidation.

 

[JetSmooth]

NECROMANCY!

So, I had a half bottle of this with just the cork stuck in it in the bottom of my lawyers bar. It's probably been in there for three years or so.

I wanted to check out the bottle to see if I could reuse it. Poured a little shot of the liquid to check it out.

Still good.