More like olive oil or something...?...That might be the best option for me, as I don't have time to make a batch of dry mead before re-racking 
Re-racking - gonna have some extra space. What to do?
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Not turpentine. Not olive oil.
Mineral oil (baby oil). Found in your local pharmacy as a laxative (food grade).
Olive oil can go rancid if exposed to air for a prolonged period. Mineral oil will not. A layer 1/4-1/2 inch should work fine. I'm not a big fan of using it because it does get messy, but when I use it, I try to suck most of it out before racking if possible.
Mineral oil (baby oil). Found in your local pharmacy as a laxative (food grade).
Olive oil can go rancid if exposed to air for a prolonged period. Mineral oil will not. A layer 1/4-1/2 inch should work fine. I'm not a big fan of using it because it does get messy, but when I use it, I try to suck most of it out before racking if possible.
Next batch will be brewed in winter, so before racking I'll leave it to cold crash for a few hours (in 20 below 
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To CO2 purge
You could always run a CO2 purge with dry ice. Put it in a vessel and run a hose from the top of it to the bottom of your headspace. You could even rig up a way to drop some warm water over the dry ice to heat up your CO2 gas.
You could always run a CO2 purge with dry ice. Put it in a vessel and run a hose from the top of it to the bottom of your headspace. You could even rig up a way to drop some warm water over the dry ice to heat up your CO2 gas.
