Re: Is Anyone Filtering Their Meads

In article <1245qfjro5kht32@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, rdadams@xxxxxxxxx
says...
Everything I read says it's a great idea to filter your meads
especially for competitions.

Is anyone doing that?

The only filters I have found are made by Boun Vino in Canada.
They make a Mini-Jet and a Super-Jet Filter. Is anyone using
either of these? Opinions will be appreciated.

Is anyone using a filter other than a Boun Vino?

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I have not ever filtered a mead. I'm scared silly that I may strip some
of the delicate aromatics and flavor compounds. I did over fine a star
thistle mead once. I hit it with gelatin, polyclar, and bromelain.
Stripped it to nothing by the time it was clear. I decided then to just
take my time and leave meads a little cloudy if need be. I've had meads
as old as 3 years that did not clear appreciably (montrachet yeast was
the fermenter) that tasted great so I do not put a premium on clarity
anymore.
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