ive got some mead (or very strong cyser with both apples and a bit of cherries during secondary) that has been bottled for some time. i was trying to carbonate it and it has a little but not much. what it does have is some lumpy, cloudy shit at the bottom. its almost a gel like consistency that will settle into the bottom third or fourth of the bottle. i can pour carefully and leave it in the bottle but its presence annoys me. anyone have a clue what it is? it sat in carboys for a year or more and has been in the bottles for at least 9 months. maybe a year.
How exactly did you make it? If you are bottle conditioning it in order to carbonate it I would assume that it is yeast. Did you use any sort of clarifying agents?
Hi Guys, sorry its been so long. i forgot i posted here (was drunk no doubt) and forgot to check back. basically it was a mead about 1.114 strength og. with a couple gallons of apple cider and a lot of cherries. it aged well over a year and was very clear. i racked several times too. i may have used super kleer or something but im not positive. i didnt boil the honey or juice but did warm it up to help dissolve the honey and i used wy dry mead yeast. i was bottle conditi1on1ing to ca/*rbo*nate. it was never very carbonated but did have a bit of that cloudy gel like crap. if memory serves i used fresh yeast (same as fermented with) to bottle with.
this has been in the bottle for over a year. its almost gone btw i would just like to avoid this problem in future. the gel/cloudy stuff sinks to the bottom when its chilled. im thinking maybe i should add pectic enzyme? do you add it dry or mix it in some h2o?
