P photogscott Well-Known Member Joined Mar 24, 2007 Messages 189 Reaction score 5 Location Long Beach CA Jan 2, 2008 #1 I'm about to do a 3rd racking of 1.104 OG mead. Should I stir up the lees to suspend any yeast or leave well enough alone and carefully rack off it?
I'm about to do a 3rd racking of 1.104 OG mead. Should I stir up the lees to suspend any yeast or leave well enough alone and carefully rack off it?
z987k Well-Known Member Joined Feb 13, 2007 Messages 3,513 Reaction score 37 Location Anchorage Jan 2, 2008 #2 leave it alone and rack off it, if this is the 3rd rack, it should be at or near the FG.
malkore Well-Known Member Joined Jun 15, 2007 Messages 6,924 Reaction score 56 Location Nebraska Jan 2, 2008 #3 yes leave it alone. racking is done to remove the mead from the lees...to clear it, and to prevent off flavors from dead yeast.
yes leave it alone. racking is done to remove the mead from the lees...to clear it, and to prevent off flavors from dead yeast.
