I have a rose mead that has 70% cleared, with 3.5 gallons of perfectly clear mead above a completely opaque 1.5 gallons on the bottom. The dividing line is quite distinct and has not moved in about a month, so I am skeptical that it will clear completely.
Have any of you experienced something like this? Did it eventually clear? Rather than mix it back up and treat it with a fining agent I'm thinking I might bottle three gallons of clear mead off the top and move the opaque stuff into 1-gallon carboys with some bentonite/sparkolloid. My rationale being that I don't want to strip delicate rose flavor from the whole batch with a fining agent, and the clear portion is absolutely delicious as-is.
Have any of you experienced something like this? Did it eventually clear? Rather than mix it back up and treat it with a fining agent I'm thinking I might bottle three gallons of clear mead off the top and move the opaque stuff into 1-gallon carboys with some bentonite/sparkolloid. My rationale being that I don't want to strip delicate rose flavor from the whole batch with a fining agent, and the clear portion is absolutely delicious as-is.