Hi all,
I'm planning on brewing my first batch of mead (with strawberries).
I would love if it could be sparkling mead, but I have a couple of questions:
1. From what I've read, one must be careful about the type of bottle used for bottling. Does anybody know if a flip-top Grolsch beer bottle would work? Or would the seals not absorb enough of the carbonation?
2. I've also heard that the sparkling mead takes longer to ferment. If I started next week, do you think it would be ready in a little less than a year?
3. Can I ferment the mead directly in my bottles? I realize that this will mean putting more airlocks on than normal, but I was planning on using a balloon with an air-hole, and the small cases of bottles would make everything easier to transport during our upcoming move...I should know about in advance of using these? Does any plastic-y taste leech into the brew?
4. A potential alternative to #4 I've heard of is using plastic gallon water bottles. Would these be appropriate for sparkling mead? Are there any issues I should know about this option in advance? Should I be concerned about a plastic-y flavour leeching into my brew?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
DD
I'm planning on brewing my first batch of mead (with strawberries).
I would love if it could be sparkling mead, but I have a couple of questions:
1. From what I've read, one must be careful about the type of bottle used for bottling. Does anybody know if a flip-top Grolsch beer bottle would work? Or would the seals not absorb enough of the carbonation?
2. I've also heard that the sparkling mead takes longer to ferment. If I started next week, do you think it would be ready in a little less than a year?
3. Can I ferment the mead directly in my bottles? I realize that this will mean putting more airlocks on than normal, but I was planning on using a balloon with an air-hole, and the small cases of bottles would make everything easier to transport during our upcoming move...I should know about in advance of using these? Does any plastic-y taste leech into the brew?
4. A potential alternative to #4 I've heard of is using plastic gallon water bottles. Would these be appropriate for sparkling mead? Are there any issues I should know about this option in advance? Should I be concerned about a plastic-y flavour leeching into my brew?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
DD