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First mead- hope it works!
Mead is still going, all is well so far. It has been 14 days since I pitched the yeast. The airlock has slowed to about once every 45 seconds or so. It is still cloudy but doesn't look as dense as last week. There is a significant amount of trub settling on the bottom of the carboy. I might take a spg reading tomorrow to see how shes doing
To answer your questions, I will probably just buy a bottle or so of Pom juice, the ariles are so delicate I don't know if they would be able to hold up to steeping or steaming (I guess I could put the steep water and all in there tho?) I plan on leaving it in the primary for 30 days ( spg willing) then racking out of that into the seperate experimental tanks. The I will just let the secondary sit until fairly clear. I think alot of it depends on your honey and its type, how fast your yeast ferments out and drops out of suspension, and any other variables that effect each individual batch.
1.14 OG sound really light to me.
Racked my mead today from pirmary to secondary. It has been in the primary for 17 days now. The airlock was almost completely stopped with a bubble every 5-20 minutes. Took a spg reading and it was 1.002 which brings my abv close to (1.090-1.002=.88 X 130) 11.44 %. I racked it on top of 1/2 # of honey and 1/2 tsp of yeast nutrient. After racking within 30 minutes the bubbler was working again with a bubble every 2-3 minutes. hydrometer sample shows that the mead is slightly clearing and flavor is improving with a definite alcohol aroma and still a yeasty after taste.
here are some pics of the racking
The mead before racking
Racking the mead
Trub left behind in primary. The black dots are raisins used for nutrients in the starter
The freshly racked mead happy in the secondary
Mead is starting to clear nicely. Took a SPG this morning and it is 1.006. This is higher than the last reading and I am assuming it is because I racked it on top of 1/2 # of honey last time. I threw in a light pinch of yeast nutrient and took the end of my long plastic paddle, sterilized the end of it, and put it to the bottom of the car boy and gave it a light stir. I am hoping this will rouse up the yeast and work out that extra honey. The tasting in hydrometer tube is still super sharp alcoholic bite but the yeasty smell and slight flavor is fading into the background
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