Know the recipe doesn't call for it, but I want to rack it into another carboy to mix it better.
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Hope you let it sit longer. The honey in the bottom will get eaten up, and will mix in. I have had layers on all of my JAOs and JAOVs, and did use my Thief to stir it up, but I did that the first day or so only. Racking will cause some loss of honey from it sticking in the bottom. Plus, it's a lot more work.
I really gotta learn patience myself; I kept adding water to mine, and had a lot of MEAs - especially with my blackberry, those light little buggers kept flying right out of the carboy. The first time the airlock was wedged under a shelf, so it contented itself with spraying everywhere. Future batches will always be made in a bucket from now on.
I really gotta learn patience myself; I kept adding water to mine, and had a lot of MEAs - especially with my blackberry, those light little buggers kept flying right out of the carboy. The first time the airlock was wedged under a shelf, so it contented itself with spraying everywhere. Future batches will always be made in a bucket from now on.
Don't worry about "bothering the sediment", you really can't hurt it, and thought it's counter-intuitive, regular stirring can actually help things clear faster (even if Joe says not to in this recipe, it still won't hurt anything). I hope you didn't leave too much honey behind when you racked it. I only rack JAO's once the mead has cleared and the fruit has started to sink. As others have said, layered honey is not the end of the world, the yeast will eventually get to it but you have to leave them alone long enough to do it 
Actually the raisins come out better than any other fruit I've had in the bucket. Apples and blueberries are just downright disgusting (well, the sweetness is gone and the alcohol kick is just brutal)... ;D
After reading about TheAlchemist making drunken banana bread with his leftover banana, I was actually hoping to take all the blueberry leftover and use that for making drunken blueberry muffins. I may still try it unless the stuff is so disgusting that I convince myself otherwise once I get to that point.
LOL. Oops, I was looking up who had made the comment about the banana bread my wife and kids started dragging me away from the computer. I was trying to post in a hurry and completely missed that detail of my text. I really gotta proof read before I post... Sorry, no insult intended.
slow JAOM
my first batch of JAOM too a good 48 hours before signs of fermentation, and even then it never got really aggressive...it just bubbled along (one airlock bubble every 30 secs-1 minute) for about 3 months before clearing and leaving me with a delicious mead...there are no hard and fast rules with JAOM, except: 1. Follow the recipe exactly 2. Be patient!
my first batch of JAOM too a good 48 hours before signs of fermentation, and even then it never got really aggressive...it just bubbled along (one airlock bubble every 30 secs-1 minute) for about 3 months before clearing and leaving me with a delicious mead...there are no hard and fast rules with JAOM, except: 1. Follow the recipe exactly 2. Be patient!
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Stop messing with it! Mine has been sitting there for three weeks now and after the initial week of spirited foaming, settled down to a slow sizzle where it has been since. I've really never seen so much fermenting for so long!
I'm new to mead and it takes a lot to not want to do stuff to it. Beer is much more "busy." JAOM is like the Ronco Mead... Set it and.......
Bottling? HA! I doubt it's going to last long enough to be "bottled" more like decanted into a jug and consumed...
I drank almost a gallon (out of three) before I got around to bottling. Wait until the fruit drops and it's clear. You can bottle it a little cloudy, it just leaves stuff on the bottoms of your bottle. It doesn't affect taste. I waited for mine to get crystal clear and still have a tiny bit of sediment in the bottles. A few people around have mentioned going against the instructios and racking to another carboy and letting it sit a few weeks before bottling too get it really clear.
If you move your carboy, give it a week to settle again, as the lees fluff up really easily.
Then you get to have the fun designing labels, for that really sharp look.
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If you move your carboy, give it a week to settle again, as the lees fluff up really easily.
Then you get to have the fun designing labels, for that really sharp look.
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Perfect just what I wanted! Nice looking stuff, I'm just putting mine in 1 liter mason jars much cheaper that way.
Just under two months as my fruit is finally starting to drop! What is the process that makes the fruit drop?
I looks great! Mine is already clear, but the fruit is still happily floating up on top. Have you stuck a thief or a straw in there to get a taste yet?
Few weeks ago I did still a very strong honey/sweet taste. Will be trying it again soon. 4th will be 2 months was goin to wait till then.
