hunter6190
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MY first question is about fermenting, my mead is in 5 gallon carboy for primary fermentation and its a sweet mead 18lbs of wildflower honey and spring water basically. i threw in a handful of raisins for the yeast to eat on. It's been about 20 hours since i put it all together and I'm getting about 2 bubbles of c02 a second from my airlock. is this a normal amount to be seeing or should there be more? there is also some yeast nutrient in there, And how to i Know when its ready for secondary fermentation?
My second question is about the secondary. after the primary is finished i was going to rack into five 1 gallon carboys and add fruits.
1-strawberry
2-peach
3-watermelon
4-pear
5-no added fruit
Is there anything i need to add other than the fruit? or is it ok to sterilize the fruit, cut it up, put it into the empty 1 gallon carboy then rack onto it?
here are some pics of my mead in primary if it helps any answers,
My second question is about the secondary. after the primary is finished i was going to rack into five 1 gallon carboys and add fruits.
1-strawberry
2-peach
3-watermelon
4-pear
5-no added fruit
Is there anything i need to add other than the fruit? or is it ok to sterilize the fruit, cut it up, put it into the empty 1 gallon carboy then rack onto it?
here are some pics of my mead in primary if it helps any answers,