Hi, I am a beginner mead maker I started brewing in February and have made 6 gallons of traditional mead and have 1 gallon of traditional and a gallon of acerglyn with buckwheat honey brewing.
I noticed my first two batches which were both 3 gallon were lighter at the top and when I racked the first batch off into gallon carboys the color of each was noticably different is that supposed to happen? I fermented it dry(both batches had ec1118 and a potential abv of about 15.5% although my second batch stalled with 5% to go) I tasted both the lighter and the darker one, the lighter tasting more like the honey(pine barrens) and the darker tasting spicy. The second batch which I haven't racked off yet to give it a little more time to clear has a slight cardboard off taste which I heard is caused be oxidation and I was wondering if it might age out?
I noticed my first two batches which were both 3 gallon were lighter at the top and when I racked the first batch off into gallon carboys the color of each was noticably different is that supposed to happen? I fermented it dry(both batches had ec1118 and a potential abv of about 15.5% although my second batch stalled with 5% to go) I tasted both the lighter and the darker one, the lighter tasting more like the honey(pine barrens) and the darker tasting spicy. The second batch which I haven't racked off yet to give it a little more time to clear has a slight cardboard off taste which I heard is caused be oxidation and I was wondering if it might age out?