Newb question

svengoat · May 22, 2009

I made the grape mead and it's the second day after pitch... I can see alot of little bubbles but the airlock doesn't seem to be aggressive at all..There is alittle leak around it as I can smell it.. Do I need a repitch?? Doesn't seem to have any head at all, nothing like it's big brother apelwein ... Is it the honey that doesn't seem to ferment hard?? And one more question.. How long till I rack?

jezter6 · May 22, 2009

If there's a leak - the airlock isn't going to be aggressive. Think about fixing that problem. But there's not gonna be this big uber-krausen.

What yeast did you use? Real yeast or bread yeast?

If it's going, give it ~1 month before racking, then any time you get more than 1/4" of lees sludge on the bottom.

Nurmey · May 22, 2009

Leave it alone and let it do its thing. Mead ferments slow and steady for a couple months and the more you mess with it the greater the chance you'll mess it up.

staffVAJoe · May 22, 2009

+1 on Nurmey comment. DO NOT TELL MY FRIENDS THIS BUTTTTT: if you want to make good beer leave it alone and it will all be cool

staffVAJoe · May 22, 2009

p.s. You are brewing

A Newb is like a "wanna be" who is "trying" with a Mr. Beer kit. You have a question and are asking for input from your peers NOT superiors.

do not demean yourself!

-Joe B

Dammmmmmm I drukn

svengoat · May 23, 2009

Here is a pic, notice no head at all, nothing compared to it's big brother :ban:

jezter6 · May 23, 2009

I don't see any monster "head" on the apfelwein either...

you're probably fine.

travestyofnature · May 23, 2009

That actually looks pretty good for a day and a half. Mead is slow and most yeasts won't form much of a krausen.

svengoat · May 23, 2009

Sorry the apelwein is literally bubbling it's butt off(out of the airlock).. No such action from the mead but I can see alot of little bubbles rising so I guess I'm good..

ChshreCat · May 23, 2009

That apfelwein is also a larger volume. More yeast eating more sugar making more CO2, so more bubbling.

Newb question

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

svengoat

Well-Known Member

jezter6

Supporting Member

Nurmey

I love making Beer

staffVAJoe

Well-Known Member

staffVAJoe

Well-Known Member

svengoat

Well-Known Member

jezter6

Supporting Member

travestyofnature

Well-Known Member

svengoat

Well-Known Member

ChshreCat

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Latest posts

Newb question

Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:

Well-Known Member

Supporting Member

I love making Beer

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Supporting Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Join the conversation!

Join today and get all the highlights of this community direct to your inbox. It's FREE!