Safe to taste?

[jjgolba]

Hello all,

A mead I started about three-ish weeks ago is now in a secondary fermenter, and is progressing quite nicely. Since this is my first mead, I would like to taste it if at all possible, but I do not know if it is safe and/or recommended to do so at this point. Please advise, and thanks for your input!

 

[tweake]

won't hurt it but tasting won't tell you anything as it will chop and change over the next few months.
one thing to watch is some people can't stomach yeasts very well and you may end up sitting on the throne for some time

 

[fatbloke]

Hello all,

A mead I started about three-ish weeks ago is now in a secondary fermenter, and is progressing quite nicely. Since this is my first mead, I would like to taste it if at all possible, but I do not know if it is safe and/or recommended to do so at this point. Please advise, and thanks for your input!

If it wasn't safe I'd be very surprised, as the result is potable.

The only reason not too, is because even if the ferment is complete, meads that are young tend not to taste good. We get a false impression of how its supposed to taste, as honey and sweetness is often one of our earliest food memories.

IMO, go for it. The ferment is likely close to ending, so it would help your understanding of how meads change/develope with time.....

 

[daugenet]

I taste mine as it ferments as well as drink some of it young. I like to drink it as it ages as I get more of an appreciation for the journey it takes. I like how it is young but also like it aged. You shouldnt hurt your mead as long as you do things in a sanitary manner. good luck!

 

[Goblet]

It helps to cold crash your sample in a jar in the fridge for a few days, and then decant it off the yeasts that settle to the bottom. You can repeated cold crash/decant until it's clear. Remember to keep it covered so the alcohol doesn't disappear. This works for the leftovers from racking too.