Is there any advantage to bulk aging versus bottle aging? I had always thought that once the mead had stablized and cleared, that it was ok to bottle. I had someone tell me that a mead that is bulk aged for 1 year and then bottled and aged for another year will be better than a mead that is bottle aged for two years. Would this be true? I just can't understand the logic behind it. Aging is aging, in my eyes. Who cares whether it's in a 750 ml wine bottle or a 5 gallon carboy.
My mead bible (aka Ken Schramm's Compleat Meadmaker) surprisingly does not answer this question.
Any thoughts?
My mead bible (aka Ken Schramm's Compleat Meadmaker) surprisingly does not answer this question.
Any thoughts?