Okay, so as of today (December 8, 2005) my Ancient Orange mead (1 gallon) is 3 1/2 weeks old. It has already cleared up significantly, with a good amount of lees at the bottom. All of the fruit dropped in (oranged and raisins), though, are still floating.
If I read the instruction from Joe right, the fruit should eventually drop to the bottom as well, right? That's the sign that it's done? And that should happen in about two months, right?
It seems to me that it cleared up way quicker than the instructions state, leading me to wonder if I did anything wrong, or if I should just let it go for the full two months and check up on it then.
Thank you all for your help.
PS - I had to muscle the orange slices in when I pitched this mead, due to the small opening on the jug. Now the $20 question is, how do I get them back out again once it's done? :-\
If I read the instruction from Joe right, the fruit should eventually drop to the bottom as well, right? That's the sign that it's done? And that should happen in about two months, right?
It seems to me that it cleared up way quicker than the instructions state, leading me to wonder if I did anything wrong, or if I should just let it go for the full two months and check up on it then.
Thank you all for your help.
PS - I had to muscle the orange slices in when I pitched this mead, due to the small opening on the jug. Now the $20 question is, how do I get them back out again once it's done? :-\