Pineapple-Mango Melomel, ready to rack out of primary fermentation.
I racked the Pineapple-Mango Melomel today. Because there was so much pulp in the liquid, I put a small, fine-meshed bag over the siphon tip.
Siphon tip with mesh bag.
This worked well, to a point. Unfortunately, when I got about 2/3 down, the siphoning practically stopped and there was obviously quite a bit of liquid left.
Siphoning with the bag.
So, I sanitized a bowl and a grain sock and strained the rest. I then siphoned the rest into the carboy.
I wound up with a nice, full gallon.
One gallon of strained Pineapple-Mango Melomel.
It’s cloudy, but it should clear eventually. I did get a small sample and stuck it in the refrigerator to clear and chill…I’ll taste it later.
Chilled sample…nice flavor. Good pineapple color.
I put an airlock on the carboy and I labeled it with the name and today’s date. I was thinking I would be leaving it for several weeks, but after a couple of hours, there are clear layers forming on the bottom. It might be that I let it clear for a week and then rack it again for the longer term.
Sediment layers forming quickly.
I also checked on the Murray’s Super Easy Cider (third 1/2 gal batch) and it is still seeing action in the airlock, as well as visible action in the bottle. I can see effervescence at the top of the liquid and bits rising from the bottom and falling from the top. I guess the cider has several more days to go.
Brewing stuff 