ARittner
Well-Known Member
My first mead has been sitting around for a year now. 3 months in primary, then 9 months in secondary, in a temp-controlled 65 degree freezer.
I've been very patient, and haven't messed with it at all. Now that I'm ready to bottle, I did a FG and drank some of the sample. It tastes wonderful. No weird smells or flavors. The only thing is it looked more like beer (cloudy) than I would have liked.
So I added some Sparkolloid, 1 tsp per gallon (5 gallon batch)
That was 3 weeks ago. Within a couple days, the top 4 inches of the mead was clear, but the rest of the carboy went from slightly and uniformly cloudy, to looking like orange juice. Nothing has changed in the past 3 weeks. I'm willing to be very patient, and I know people say wait 30 days, but it's been almost that long, and nothing happened after those first couple days.
I used the hot method, boiling it in 8 ounces of water and applying it slowly. However, I didn't stir the mead after, I just swirled the carboy a little.
I've waited so long for this to be done, and it tastes so good I don't want to screw it up. Should/can I apply another shot of Sparkolloid, and stir it this time? Do I risk anything by doing that?
Help?
-Andy
I've been very patient, and haven't messed with it at all. Now that I'm ready to bottle, I did a FG and drank some of the sample. It tastes wonderful. No weird smells or flavors. The only thing is it looked more like beer (cloudy) than I would have liked.
So I added some Sparkolloid, 1 tsp per gallon (5 gallon batch)
That was 3 weeks ago. Within a couple days, the top 4 inches of the mead was clear, but the rest of the carboy went from slightly and uniformly cloudy, to looking like orange juice. Nothing has changed in the past 3 weeks. I'm willing to be very patient, and I know people say wait 30 days, but it's been almost that long, and nothing happened after those first couple days.
I used the hot method, boiling it in 8 ounces of water and applying it slowly. However, I didn't stir the mead after, I just swirled the carboy a little.
I've waited so long for this to be done, and it tastes so good I don't want to screw it up. Should/can I apply another shot of Sparkolloid, and stir it this time? Do I risk anything by doing that?
Help?
-Andy