So one of my batches of JAO, which I started on 28 Feb and racked sometime last month, is... strange. Two weeks ago I had bottled a small bit into one of those bottles with the clamp-on airtight lid to take to a friend's house, but somehow we didn't drink it all, leaving probably 4 or 5 ounces. I opened that bottle tonight, and if the cap wasn't attached by the metal clamp parts, it would have shot across the room... White gas (carbon dioxide?) shot out of the bottle and continued to float out for a few seconds. The mead smells a little funny and tastes really odd, and feels like it carbonated a little bit.
Is this because I didn't use (and don't have) any stabilizers, even though I racked off all the yeast? Is it oxidation? I'm quite confused, and would love the opinions of some more experienced mead makers around here...
Is this because I didn't use (and don't have) any stabilizers, even though I racked off all the yeast? Is it oxidation? I'm quite confused, and would love the opinions of some more experienced mead makers around here...