hello i have recently started making mead and i have many q's
my fermentation has been going for 10 days, it has been a very slow fermentation compared to beers i have made. is this normal? here is the rundown on the mead:
5.5 gallons water
1 gallon wildflower honey
wyeast sweet mead
wyeast nutrient
DAP
so i mixed the honey in warm water and then aerated the heck out of it, then i added suggested amounts of nutrient and dap then pitched yeast at 68 degrees. Hydrometer read 1.088. On the third day i stirred the must for both co2 and to aerate it and added a little more nutrient and dap, the hydrometer read 1.077. then repeated stirring on day 9, and got a hydro reading of 1.069. been getting a temp of about 69 every time i have opend it up. I have not seen any (for lack of a better term) krausen. the things i have read about the wyeast lead me to believe it is the crappy yeast that is the problem, do you concur or have any other suggestions. thanks
my fermentation has been going for 10 days, it has been a very slow fermentation compared to beers i have made. is this normal? here is the rundown on the mead:
5.5 gallons water
1 gallon wildflower honey
wyeast sweet mead
wyeast nutrient
DAP
so i mixed the honey in warm water and then aerated the heck out of it, then i added suggested amounts of nutrient and dap then pitched yeast at 68 degrees. Hydrometer read 1.088. On the third day i stirred the must for both co2 and to aerate it and added a little more nutrient and dap, the hydrometer read 1.077. then repeated stirring on day 9, and got a hydro reading of 1.069. been getting a temp of about 69 every time i have opend it up. I have not seen any (for lack of a better term) krausen. the things i have read about the wyeast lead me to believe it is the crappy yeast that is the problem, do you concur or have any other suggestions. thanks