Mead Lovers Digest #0200

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Mead Lover's Digest #200                            Wed 25 August 1993 

 
        Forum for Discussion of Mead Brewing and Consuming 
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  How long in primary? (dave) 

 
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Date: Tue, 24 Aug 93 10:39:56 PDT 
From: dave@cpd.tandem.com 
Subject: How long in primary? 

Hi, 
    I have finally made my first mead and it is still 
fermenting in the primary at 70 degrees.  It will 
be 4 weeks tomorrow.  With beer normally I would 
rack off around 2 weeks and let it finish in the 
secondary.  My question is, should I rack my mead 
into a secondary or let it stay in the primary 
until most of the fermentation is finished?  I used 
12 pounds of honey in a 5 gallon batch and  
10 grams of Prise de Mouse yeast.  It was still 
bubbling through the airlock once every 10  
seconds or so.  The recipe I was following says  
to rack it after fermentation is complete, then 
adjust the acid and fine, etc.  Could the mead 
get bad flavors from the dead 
yeast if it sits on them for a couple of weeks in  
the primary after fermentation has ended? 

Super Dave 
dave@cpd.tandem.com 

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