Mead Journal: Removal of Oak

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Do I didn't get to bottling on Sunday.  I did remove the oak though.  Some of the oak smelled rather green.  Hope it was ok.  I also removed the bamboo leaves.  This stired up the lees and made the mead a bit fogy.  But I noticed about an hour or so later it was already stating to get clear again.  Should be fine to rack in a week or so.  And then bottling of the Bamboo Jasmin should be about a month off.

Looking forward to bottling but my dishwasher is down.  So I will need to wash and sanitize the bottles by hand.  That is going to be a pain.  I may just do it over the course of the next week in small batches.  I have over 6 cases to get sanitized and clean as I am next bottling the Tale of 3 Toasts. 

Well that's all for now.

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