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yodgel

yodgel

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Hi guys, I have a 6gal batch sitting in the secondary aging and clearing. It’s been in the secondary for about a month and the top quarter is crystal clear and then there is a distinct line where the rest below is cloudy. It only took two weeks to get the top quarter clear but over the last two weeks there has been none to minimum noticeable clearing. The yeast is k1-1116. I used k-meta and sorbate to stabilise.
Is this normal? Do I just need to wait longer? I just thought it was weird that a quarter cleared easy and now the rest is slow.

Recipe if it helps.
18.4 Litres Apple Juice
4.6 Litres Honey
2.3 Litres Spring Water
275.6 Grams Dates
275.6 Grams Seedless Raisins
413.4 Grams Pure Cane brown sugar
137.8 Grams Vanilla Sugar
10 g Lalvin K1-V1116

Cheers
 
I could if I needed too. I'm not bothered if I just need to let it sit longer though?
Is cold crashing necessary if it seems stuck?
 
yodgel said:
I could if I needed too. I'm not bothered if I just need to let it sit longer though?
Is cold crashing necessary if it seems stuck?
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Waiting longer usually works for me. Cold crashing speeds things up .

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Cheers guys. It’s in the fridge at the moment.
Squatchy, are finning agents ever nessasary if time isn’t an issue? And if so, at what point would you recommend giving up on waiting and using finning agents?
Cheers
 
yodgel said:
Cheers guys. It’s in the fridge at the moment.
Squatchy, are finning agents ever nessasary if time isn’t an issue? And if so, at what point would you recommend giving up on waiting and using finning agents?
Cheers
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Some will clear with time and others won't in a million years. Unless you want to age on the lees. And that's a whole different animal. The sooner you get a crystal clear mead the sooner the yeast taste will be out of it. That will make it a good bit better just doing that
 
Ok thanks. I’ll give it a week in the fridge and if that doesn’t help, I’ll look into finning agents.
Thanks for your help. Cheers
 
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