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Mead - Cold Crashing

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 1:58 pm
by daryl
I have a mead that is about 5 months old. Tastes pretty good, but is a little opaque. I am thinking of leaving it on the porch tonight to cold crash it.

Short of filtering, what other means could clarify this mead? Just more time? Will it clarify in the bottle?

Re: Mead - Cold Crashing

Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:10 pm
by andrewmaixner
Super-Kleer (chitosan/kieselsol) first will drop it crystal clear in a couple days at room temp, then optionally cool it for a while to further compact the sediment.
BIY carries it. works like magic. Most high-end wine kits come with it too.

Re: Mead - Cold Crashing

Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2019 1:21 pm
by wyzzyrdd
Cold crashing works most of the time. I try to get it down as close to 32 as I can. I will clear up over the next couple of weeks. There will be a visible line where it is clear above and cloudy below. That line drops an inch or two every day.

Super Kleer always works. The big stuff drops out in a day. But it really takes a couple of weeks. As with cold crashing, there will be a visible line where it is clear above and cloudy below. That line drops an inch or two every day. You will know it is clear when you can read a newspaper through the carboy.