General brewing question: I have a batch of mead on the go and it's past time for bottling but this was a bit slow to get fermenting at the beginning (all natural yeasts, nothing added from a packet) and I still see the odd bubble coming up from the sediment at the bottom, and the odd(er) bubble goes through the air lock. Do I:
a) Leave it until there are no signs of fermentation before bottling
b) Bottle anyway and hope for the best
c) Syphon off into a new jug, leaving the sediment behind and see if more sediment and bubbles form. It's currently in a glass demijohn with bung and airlock so I'd just put it in a new one.
d) something else
General brewing question: I have a batch of mead on the go and it's past time for bottling but this was a bit slow to get fermenting at the beginning (all natural yeasts, nothing added from a packet) and I still see the odd bubble coming up from the sediment at the bottom, and the odd(er) bubble goes through the air lock. Do I:
a) Leave it until there are no signs of fermentation before bottling
b) Bottle anyway and hope for the best
c) Syphon off into a new jug, leaving the sediment behind and see if more sediment and bubbles form. It's currently in a glass demijohn with bung and airlock so I'd just put it in a new one.
d) something else
Any thoughts from the pro brewers of the forum?