Hello all, long time lurker, first time poster.
My question is, I recently made a pretty standard mead recipe, 12 pounds local honey dissolved in 5 gallons water. After cooling and racking to 6 gallon carboy I pitched the yeast and topped the fermenter with 3# of frozen then thawed blueberries which I ran through the food processor until I had a thick paste or sludge.
The sludge has now formed a think layer on top of the fermentation. I have a very strong fermentation, but I am worried about the berry sludge layer on top rotting during fermentation.
I plan on racking the mead away from the fruit after one week in primary. Could any of the more knowledgeable posters around here let me know what they think? Thanks in advance.
Nathan
My question is, I recently made a pretty standard mead recipe, 12 pounds local honey dissolved in 5 gallons water. After cooling and racking to 6 gallon carboy I pitched the yeast and topped the fermenter with 3# of frozen then thawed blueberries which I ran through the food processor until I had a thick paste or sludge.
The sludge has now formed a think layer on top of the fermentation. I have a very strong fermentation, but I am worried about the berry sludge layer on top rotting during fermentation.
I plan on racking the mead away from the fruit after one week in primary. Could any of the more knowledgeable posters around here let me know what they think? Thanks in advance.
Nathan