Just about to brew this, just confirming that there is no mash out? I'm fairly new to this and have never done a beer which didn't call for this. When using the grainfather software, not having this step seems to reduced the FG quite a bit (and changes ABV from 5.6% to 5.2%)
I put a batch of JAOM down on the 29th March, the bubbling has now slowed and basically stopped and the mead is no longer cloudy ( I don't know if this constitutes cleared? ). Without a hydrometer is there any way to say definitely whether I should bottle it now (only 5 weeks after starting) or...