Hazy melomel

[kramerog]

I’ve been fermenting a mead for almost two weeks and added cherries a few days ago.  The melomel is very hazy. I’m wondering if I should be using some alcohol tolerant pectinase to clear this up, fining later, or something else. Thoughts?

[pete_baker (pete b)]

@kramerog

I’ve been fermenting a mead for almost two weeks and added cherries a few days ago.  The melomel is very hazy. I’m wondering if I should be using some alcohol tolerant pectinase to clear this up, fining later, or something else. Thoughts?

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Did you heat up the cherries or any other pectin containing fruit? If not its not a pectin issue. It seems to me the cherries simply reinvigorated the fermentation and its just yeast and fruit particles in suspension. You probably just need to wait.

[kramerog]

@kramerog

I’ve been fermenting a mead for almost two weeks and added cherries a few days ago.  The melomel is very hazy. I’m wondering if I should be using some alcohol tolerant pectinase to clear this up, fining later, or something else. Thoughts?

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Did you heat up the cherries or any other pectin containing fruit? If not its not a pectin issue. It seems to me the cherries simply reinvigorated the fermentation and its just yeast and fruit particles in suspension. You probably just need to wait.

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I didn’t boil.  I’ll wait the fermentation out then. Thanks

[littlebearranch_gmail.com (Nathan)]

@kramerog

@kramerog

I’ve been fermenting a mead for almost two weeks and added cherries a few days ago.  The melomel is very hazy. I’m wondering if I should be using some alcohol tolerant pectinase to clear this up, fining later, or something else. Thoughts?

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Did you heat up the cherries or any other pectin containing fruit? If not its not a pectin issue. It seems to me the cherries simply reinvigorated the fermentation and its just yeast and fruit particles in suspension. You probably just need to wait.

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I didn’t boil.  I’ll wait the fermentation out then. Thanks

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Mead requires a meditative patience my experience with fruited mead is it takes months to clear and a year at least to really peak

[biknbru (Scot (one T))]

Once fermentation is finished, I use Super Kleer KC.  Works great.

Super Kleer Finings (Kieselsol/Chitosan) - 65 mL | MoreBeer

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@kramerog

@kramerog

I’ve been fermenting a mead for almost two weeks and added cherries a few days ago.  The melomel is very hazy. I’m wondering if I should be using some alcohol tolerant pectinase to clear this up, fining later, or something else. Thoughts?

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Did you heat up the cherries or any other pectin containing fruit? If not its not a pectin issue. It seems to me the cherries simply reinvigorated the fermentation and its just yeast and fruit particles in suspension. You probably just need to wait.

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I didn’t boil.  I’ll wait the fermentation out then. Thanks

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Mead requires a meditative patience my experience with fruited mead is it takes months to clear and a year at least to really peak

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Mead requires the patience of the Buddha but it’s worth it.Male beer or cider to distract yourself while it matures