That seems like a short amount of time. I'm used to letting Mead sit in
secondary for 6-12months to clear and then bottle.
Do the select kits come with oak cubes? Why would you add them to the
primary instead of the secondary, shorter contact time?

Thanks,
Mark


>
> IMHO, Christmas should be fine. If you start in June, bottle in September
> you will have 90 days in the bottle. Longer is better but 90 days will
> suffice (I've made about 20 brew king kits).
>
> The supplied yeast is fine too IMO. You might consider adding some oak to
> your primary if you like an oaky flavor and/or add some tannin. Also,
there
> is a range of SG to which you dilute with water. Dilute to the high end
> (less water) for a better result (in fact, I have reduced the water to
5.75
> US gallons total volume with good results).
>
> Good Luck,
> --
> KB
>
>