I've been using an LED flashlight to peer through my 3gal carboy of plum/rosehip melomel and I think it's clear enough to bottle, but it is really, REALLY dark.
When I look through the side of the carboy that the flashlight is touching, it seems to be relatively opaque purple (rays of light shining in), but when I go around, I can very clearly see the LED layout through the liquid. I've read that you should be able to read newsprint through a carboy, but the very dark, ruby red color of the mead really dampens the light.
The mead was stabilized several weeks ago, no fermentation is occuring. I've been keeping an eye on the lees, and haven't noticed the layer thickening at all for quite some time.
When I look through the side of the carboy that the flashlight is touching, it seems to be relatively opaque purple (rays of light shining in), but when I go around, I can very clearly see the LED layout through the liquid. I've read that you should be able to read newsprint through a carboy, but the very dark, ruby red color of the mead really dampens the light.
The mead was stabilized several weeks ago, no fermentation is occuring. I've been keeping an eye on the lees, and haven't noticed the layer thickening at all for quite some time.