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Hey folks, I'm making my first mead. I've done a little bit of beer brewing (about 20 batches), so I've got a little bit of understanding about some fundamentals.
One thing that I'm worried about is that I might have really oxidized my mead when I was transferring it to secondary. It was still degassing about 2 months after I pitched yeast when I was transferring to secondary. I made the mistake of letting the siphon stop during transfer and then restarting the siphon while the hose was in the mead. What happened was a lot of foam and degassing all at once. I'm worried that what I also did was really oxidize the mead.
Now it's sitting in secondary for about 2 months so far and it doesn't appear to be dropping clear. It's still quite dark. Did it get dark because it oxidized? Will I be unable to tell when it's clear because of how dark it is? Should I be taking steps to mitigate oxidation? Or assist clarity? I don't usually use fining agents for grape wine or beer and so far it's been fine. But now I'm wondering if I made a mistake that's going to exacerbate these issues?
Thanks folks!
One thing that I'm worried about is that I might have really oxidized my mead when I was transferring it to secondary. It was still degassing about 2 months after I pitched yeast when I was transferring to secondary. I made the mistake of letting the siphon stop during transfer and then restarting the siphon while the hose was in the mead. What happened was a lot of foam and degassing all at once. I'm worried that what I also did was really oxidize the mead.
Now it's sitting in secondary for about 2 months so far and it doesn't appear to be dropping clear. It's still quite dark. Did it get dark because it oxidized? Will I be unable to tell when it's clear because of how dark it is? Should I be taking steps to mitigate oxidation? Or assist clarity? I don't usually use fining agents for grape wine or beer and so far it's been fine. But now I'm wondering if I made a mistake that's going to exacerbate these issues?
Thanks folks!