moviebrain
Well-Known Member
I've made a few traditional/show meads, but I've recently stepped up the creativity and need some advice. My most recent batch is a Blood Orange Blueberry mead using Starthistle honey, somewhere in the 13-14% abv range. In the past I've bottled using crown caps, but I wanted to start corking.
1. Does hot-mix Sparkolloid clear fruit mead as well as it does traditional meads? This batch has already hit terminal or near terminal (FG<1.000) gravity and been transferred off the fruit.
2. When purchasing wine bottles that accept both #8 and #9 corks, aside from getting a better seal with the #9 are there any downsides other than more work to cork them?
bonus question: I'm thinking of purchasing an Italian Floor Corker, can anyone provide a reason why I shouldn't other than price?
1. Does hot-mix Sparkolloid clear fruit mead as well as it does traditional meads? This batch has already hit terminal or near terminal (FG<1.000) gravity and been transferred off the fruit.
2. When purchasing wine bottles that accept both #8 and #9 corks, aside from getting a better seal with the #9 are there any downsides other than more work to cork them?
bonus question: I'm thinking of purchasing an Italian Floor Corker, can anyone provide a reason why I shouldn't other than price?