Mead Lovers Digest #0126

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Mead Lover's Digest #126                            Sat 08 May 1993 

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  Re: Racking Mead (Meadgest #109) (Ron Schieffer) 

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Date: Thu, 6 May 93 10:54:10     
From: gtephx!schiefferr@enuucp.eas.asu.edu (Ron Schieffer) 
Subject: Re: Racking Mead (Meadgest #109) 

Paul Ray writes: 

>Hi,  
> 
>I was wondering what people's feelings were on racking mead.  I am 
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My latest mead (Cranberry Mead from the Cat's Meow) did not 
have a lot of sediment settle out, but I still racked it off 
just for consistency with my beer brewing ways.  I figure it 
can't hurt.  All the beer brewing "experts" say that not  
racking off the trub leads to off flavors. 

As for contamination, I don't worry to much about it due to 
the high alcohol percentage usually attained with mead. 

Again with my latest mead, I think I changed containers three 
times (though I can't be sure without my logbook).  Nice and  
clear now, but still needs aging ( bottled for 2 months now). 

Your mileage may vary... 

Ron      
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