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[koniowsky717]

i recently stabilzied with campden and sulphate.. waited 24 hours and added raw orange blossom honey to bring my mead from 1.006 to 1.020. i want to bottle this weekend, so i added super kleer monday night to clear it out. my mead is now almost clear again, however there looks to be a lair of sediment on the bottom again.. is this normal when backsweetening?

 

[darigoni]

Well, you did add the Super-Kleer for a reason, right? I'm assuming it wasn't clear. The sediment, on the bottom, is what you were trying to "Kleer", right?

 

[koniowsky717]

i recently stabilzied with campden and sulphate.. waited 24 hours and added raw orange blossom honey to bring my mead from 1.006 to 1.020. i want to bottle this weekend, so i added super kleer monday night to clear it out. my mead is now almost clear again, however there looks to be a lair of sediment on the bottom again.. is this normal when backsweetening?

yea, that makes sense.. i guess i was worried i did something wrong and i dropped the sweetness out of my mead lol or it started fermenting again.. im gonna be back-sweetening every batch i make now, just wanna make sure this is normal

 

[Toxxyc]

yea, that makes sense.. i guess i was worried i did something wrong and i dropped the sweetness out of my mead lol or it started fermenting again.. im gonna be back-sweetening every batch i make now, just wanna make sure this is normal

If you're worried about dropping sweetness, do a gravity test to see if it's stable. There should be some sediment - too much and you might have not used enough sorbates or sulfites, meaning the yeasties might be active again. Be safe and take gravity readings.

 

[Squatchy]

Is there a particular reason you're wanting to move so fast? I'd like to encourage you to slow down a little bit

 

[koniowsky717]

Is there a particular reason you're wanting to move so fast? I'd like to encourage you to slow down a little bit

home is currently under slight renovations..I already got kicked out of the basement and lugged 2 carboys upstairs once. right now the carboys sitting in the guest bedroom. instead of worrying about moving a giant carboy around i wanna bottle it and toss it in the corner where i dont gotta worry about it. its bottled and sealed.. my "mead room" will be done in a month, so no more rushing when i start making 3 gallon batches every other month or so.

 

[Squatchy]

I get it ��

 

[caduseus]

i recently stabilzied with campden and sulphate.. waited 24 hours and added raw orange blossom honey to bring my mead from 1.006 to 1.020. i want to bottle this weekend, so i added super kleer monday night to clear it out. my mead is now almost clear again, however there looks to be a lair of sediment on the bottom again.. is this normal when backsweetening?

After adding fining agents you have to rack to clear.
The fining agents work by causing particles to fall out of suspension and rest on the bottom. Racking is the only way to rid it of sediment.
Yes sometimes there can be a small amount of new sediment after back sweetening.