Hi,
I have had a Mead in a demi since December 27th 2014. Should I rack into another demi or bottle? I plan to not touch it until Xmas.
Thanks
When to transfer out of a demi?
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Re: When to transfer out of a demi?
You should rack it off the trub at least once . I would age it for another few months in bulk to make sure it has fully stopped . Then bottle .
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Conditioning,Tally Ho,Spitfire
In the FV,Nowt
In the cube,Nowt
Coming up ,Old Spec Hen,Red IPA,Mega Hop Thing,Larkins Chidingstone,maybe a venture into Lager.
Love hops drink beer have a look here http://uk.ebid.net/items/ramengltddean
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Re: When to transfer out of a demi?
With any brew, if fermentation is done (or very nearly so), leaving it on the trub/lees runs the risk of the yeast autolysing (eating dead yeast coz it can't find sugar). That can give off flavours, so you don't want to leave a brew on the trub/lees once fermentation is done. Rack it. Further solids will drop out so you may want to rack again before bottling, or just be careful when you do.
Re: When to transfer out of a demi?
Thanks. I wasn't really sure how long to leave it. I followed Joe's Ancient Orange Mead recipe. All fruit dropped out long ago.
Will rack off this weekend.
John
Will rack off this weekend.
John