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[DavidG]

Not really an important question but one I've wondered about...If I have a mead that's kind of clearing and I stir up the lees to keep fermentation going do I have to wait all thattime again for it to clear on its own? Or if I mix up a finished mead, will it take 8+ weeks more to clear again orwill it clear faster due to many of the yeast being dead at this point or higher levels of alcohol or ???Just wondering...

[ScottS]

My experience is that once the lees have settled, if you stir them up they won't take as long to settle the second time. I suspect different yeasts will act differently though.But I question why you are stirring up the lees once they've settled? Your fermentation has got to be finished by that point.