Hey fellow mead makers!
A quick one for you....
Im trying to degass two 1 gallon batches of mead so I can bottle them before friday (I'm moving house and would be much easier to transport in bottles). They are both at about the point where I bottled my first two batches (in terms of time), but no matter how much I stir and shake them, there seems to be no end to the amount of bubbles coming out!
They both taste still, with not even a hint of carbonisation... but no sign of the bubbles ending (when shaken or mixed).
How do you know when its okay to bottle?
Additional info: Ferment has definitely totally stopped. SG has been steady for 2 weeks now. Its been about 5 weeks in secondary and 5 weeks in primary before that.
thanks in advance!
Peace and Mead
Eytan
A quick one for you....
Im trying to degass two 1 gallon batches of mead so I can bottle them before friday (I'm moving house and would be much easier to transport in bottles). They are both at about the point where I bottled my first two batches (in terms of time), but no matter how much I stir and shake them, there seems to be no end to the amount of bubbles coming out!
They both taste still, with not even a hint of carbonisation... but no sign of the bubbles ending (when shaken or mixed).
How do you know when its okay to bottle?
Additional info: Ferment has definitely totally stopped. SG has been steady for 2 weeks now. Its been about 5 weeks in secondary and 5 weeks in primary before that.
thanks in advance!
Peace and Mead
Eytan