Anyone in Portland OR & willing to taste test?
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Yep, that could be it. :/
Oh well, just don't smell it, it still tasted good.
If I continue doing this I think I will get a filter then. It really looks great right now! But I don't know that I can keep it that way.
The guy at the brew store suggested putting it in the fridge for a few weeks and that would make the sediment hard and easier to avoid.
Here are some pics (ya, it is in a few bottles right now, I didn't want to go back to plastic and I didn't have the glass carboy yet):
http://imgur.com/a/N5v6D
Oh well, just don't smell it, it still tasted good.
If I continue doing this I think I will get a filter then. It really looks great right now! But I don't know that I can keep it that way.
The guy at the brew store suggested putting it in the fridge for a few weeks and that would make the sediment hard and easier to avoid.
Here are some pics (ya, it is in a few bottles right now, I didn't want to go back to plastic and I didn't have the glass carboy yet):
http://imgur.com/a/N5v6D
Bleach is fine to clean dirty glass and help remove labels, just rinse really well after using it...
I used bleach at first too. It's just that everything needs to be rinsed and rinsed and rinsed and then rinsed some more until you can no longer get even the faintest whiff.
I was told many years ago that bleach would eventually etch the glass giving bacteria hidy holes but I have no idea if that's true.
On the other hand, sodium metabisulfite has never let me down and has the ability to magically remove any odor from anything. And it's so easy to tell if it's still working. If it smells bad, it's good!
Sent from my galafreyan transdimensional communicator 100 years from now.
On the other hand, sodium metabisulfite has never let me down and has the ability to magically remove any odor from anything. And it's so easy to tell if it's still working. If it smells bad, it's good!
Sent from my galafreyan transdimensional communicator 100 years from now.
Your mead is looking pretty clear, but it's not completely clear yet. If you want a cheaper option than buying a filter, try Super Kleer. It does a great job, in my experience. The yeasty smell could just be... yeast.
Well, I just did a final racking / bottling. It is TASTY! I may have had a large glass of it already...
http://i.imgur.com/1k7lvrH.jpg
The smell is definitely just dead yeast and has faded considerably.
Myrto, how is your brew coming? Or have you started?
I was down at Steinbarts and they actually asked if they could try it. Interested in making a trip down there? I haven't posted anything to craigs yet.
http://www.fhsteinbart.com/
On my process, is it abnormal to bottle this early? Wine ages in its bottle, so I assume the same if fine for mead as well.
I didn't get a pic of it, but I double racked this time, once from the single containers into a carboy and then back out to bottles.
I have a half gallon in there that was the junk at the bottom of each bottle, I will rack that on its own later, we will see if it is worth keeping.
I may have had a large glass of it already...http://i.imgur.com/1k7lvrH.jpg
The smell is definitely just dead yeast and has faded considerably.
Myrto, how is your brew coming? Or have you started?
I was down at Steinbarts and they actually asked if they could try it. Interested in making a trip down there? I haven't posted anything to craigs yet.
http://www.fhsteinbart.com/
On my process, is it abnormal to bottle this early? Wine ages in its bottle, so I assume the same if fine for mead as well.
I didn't get a pic of it, but I double racked this time, once from the single containers into a carboy and then back out to bottles.
I have a half gallon in there that was the junk at the bottom of each bottle, I will rack that on its own later, we will see if it is worth keeping.
Looks beautiful!
I've only made two one gallon batches so far, but about to start on a 6 gallon cyser, and then I'm thinking a dry traditional, maybe 3 gallons. Just made a connection with a local beekeeper, so I want to try and get some of his honey for it, so have yet to start, but should be ready to go within a week or two. I've been doing beer and some country wines, so the obsession with mead is a bit of a newer thing, but I'm fully on board now. I think I'll be focusing my energy primarily on mead going forward.
Steinbart is my favorite homebrew shop, I'm always happy to make a trip there!
(Not an expert, obviously, but personally I age in bottles simply because I don't have enough space or carboys for bulk aging, and everything I've read says this is fine, if perhaps not the most ideal.)
EDIT: Sorry, realized the post was a few days old, so I may be a bit late on that front. I'm having trouble getting this forum to send me notifications.
I've only made two one gallon batches so far, but about to start on a 6 gallon cyser, and then I'm thinking a dry traditional, maybe 3 gallons. Just made a connection with a local beekeeper, so I want to try and get some of his honey for it, so have yet to start, but should be ready to go within a week or two. I've been doing beer and some country wines, so the obsession with mead is a bit of a newer thing, but I'm fully on board now. I think I'll be focusing my energy primarily on mead going forward.
Steinbart is my favorite homebrew shop, I'm always happy to make a trip there!
(Not an expert, obviously, but personally I age in bottles simply because I don't have enough space or carboys for bulk aging, and everything I've read says this is fine, if perhaps not the most ideal.)
EDIT: Sorry, realized the post was a few days old, so I may be a bit late on that front. I'm having trouble getting this forum to send me notifications.
Aging in bottle is fine.
I often find with JAO that I bottle too early, and so it drops some sediment in the bottle.
To remedy this, I make a big batch, and I break the warranty by racking it after the fruit drop.
The only other bother with bottling early is, if it restarts, you're in for an unpleasant surprise, and it's much harder to doctor if, in a year, you think: it could have done with some acid.
I often find with JAO that I bottle too early, and so it drops some sediment in the bottle.
To remedy this, I make a big batch, and I break the warranty by racking it after the fruit drop.
The only other bother with bottling early is, if it restarts, you're in for an unpleasant surprise, and it's much harder to doctor if, in a year, you think: it could have done with some acid.
