Racked the Mead.

Hey all,

Well I racked the mead today. I took a sample of the mead, did an SG test on it, and it came out to 1.016. The mead started at 1.078 so if I am looking at the SG device properly the alcohol content is around 8%.

The mead tastes pretty good so far, but it is very cloudy. Based on what I have read on the web, Mead will take a LONG TIME to clear. I have read it will take 6 to 12 months to clear nicely. While I could probably use some finnings, and clear the wine chemically I am going to let it go and do it by itself. Which is the way wine and mead was made before chemicals. Right now it looks like a cloudy apple juice. The taste is very strong taste of alcohol. It is definitely going to be a potent batch.

I am still worried about the amount of yeast nutrients I used when I started the Mead. I used 4 ounces which was the way they had the nutrients packaged at the Wine making store, so I assumed that this was the correct amount. I read some posts and entries on other websites that I may have used too much. I should have used 1 tbl spoon of nutrients per gallon of wine, so I should have used 5 tbls instead of the 4oz. All in all it tastes ok so far, a bit of a chemical taste but I can tell what it is. I have smelled the same stuff in the early stages of wine making so I am hoping it will go done as the mead clears.

Well I will keep everyone up to date as to the progress of both the Mead and the wine.
Till then happy brewing.