Hey, I didn't know you were still active on here. I was searching for mead posts and found this one! There's so much to mead brewing. Call me lazy or worse, but I brew mine for months in a single bottle. Then it is racked once. I drink it just like that without any issues. Would ancient people have done all the extra work we do today?
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You can definitely ferment and age in a single container, but you risk getting off flavors from the lees over time. It's just yeasty taste, so not a big deal, but it's more likely to come out better if you rack to a secondary container once fermentation is done.
Hey, I didn't know you were still active on here. I was searching for mead posts and found this one! There's so much to mead brewing. Call me lazy or worse, but I brew mine for months in a single bottle. Then it is racked once. I drink it just like that without any issues. Would ancient people have done all the extra work we do today?
If you get on steemit.chat, I can help get your reputation up, etc. :)
Sorry for the delay... I stopped paying attention but am back. Also can be found in Discord.
You can definitely ferment and age in a single container, but you risk getting off flavors from the lees over time. It's just yeasty taste, so not a big deal, but it's more likely to come out better if you rack to a secondary container once fermentation is done.
I'm considering racking at least one then for the reasons you shared and others.