I have a gallon of JAO in the primary, and it has been there for about a month and a half or so. Now, I followed directions of the recipe to the letter, but this stuff cleared over two weeks ago. Almost three weeks ago now actually.
The fruit hasn't dropped, and I was going to wait until then, but in his recipe, he says he doesn't even wait for that. Since Joe says that this stuff should take 2 months and a week about to finish, should I wait until 2 months at least before bottling? I'm not that anxious, I just need to free up a carboy for another recipe. I tasted this mead a week ago or so (yes the wine thief was sterilized!) and it was already fantastic imo. The wife liked it too, and she has never liked mead.
There's been no airlock activity for weeks, so I am not really afraid of bottle bombs. Is there a reason to leave it sitting in the carboy for another several weeks? Or can I just bottle it and leave it to age? I haven't drawn enough to test with a hydrometer because I didn't want to mess with the stuff too much.
The fruit hasn't dropped, and I was going to wait until then, but in his recipe, he says he doesn't even wait for that. Since Joe says that this stuff should take 2 months and a week about to finish, should I wait until 2 months at least before bottling? I'm not that anxious, I just need to free up a carboy for another recipe. I tasted this mead a week ago or so (yes the wine thief was sterilized!) and it was already fantastic imo. The wife liked it too, and she has never liked mead.
There's been no airlock activity for weeks, so I am not really afraid of bottle bombs. Is there a reason to leave it sitting in the carboy for another several weeks? Or can I just bottle it and leave it to age? I haven't drawn enough to test with a hydrometer because I didn't want to mess with the stuff too much.