Originally Posted by
Spojaz
Speaking of secondary fermentation, you should have a tube for siphoning and a second bottle, siphon everything above the yeast sludge from the primary fermentation vessel to the secondary, about halfway through the time you are willing to wait. Try to move the original bottle as little as possible to let the most yeast settle out before siphoning. Do a similar thing and discard the sludge again when it comes time to bottle. That will minimize the yeast flavor from the final mead.