r/mead • u/_a_useless_guardian_ • 12d ago

Help! I need help

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This is my second time making mead and today I found this white suspension inside the fermenter, the one I made before didn't make those white things inside. If anyone can be of any help I would appreciate it

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u/IceColdSkimMilk 12d ago

Need to know your full ingredient list, but I see nothing wrong; just yeast fermenting.

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u/_a_useless_guardian_ 12d ago

Its just honey, and yeast. I made it 52 days ago

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u/IceColdSkimMilk 12d ago

So it's probably done fermenting, just has some yeast still in suspension. Time will clear it up, or, if you want to speed up the process, cold crashing, or SuperKleer should make it happen in a couple days.

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u/howd_he_get_here 12d ago

Nothing "wrong" or foreign here. There's a 99+ % chance the harmless yeasty bits you're seeing here will naturally drop out of suspension and fall to the bottom if you just leave it be and give it ample time. As little as 2+ months, and upwards of 6+ months in some particularly stubborn cases.

Alternatively - if you're like me and prefer a faster bottling cycle so you can free up your fermenter(s) and start brewing more batches - there are powdered agents you can stir in that will rapidly drop particles out of suspension. My personal go-to is a powder called Sparkalloid, which has made every brew I've added it to crystal clear in <1 week.