avsfan2020
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My buddy and I recently made a batch of mead (basic honey and water). We let it sit for about 4 weeks and in that time we did not notice any sort of bubbling or frothiness that my buddy says should accompany the fermentation process. We figured out that we might not have activated the yeast correctly and did not add any nutrients to the mix, as we found out honey does not contain alot of the nutrients the yeast need. We then decided to make a new batch of yeast activating it and adding nutrients to it. Again, we notice that there isn't much action in the starter mix. Is this normal? The mead is at a specific gravity of 1.050 which seems pretty low considering the ratio of honey (5lbs) to water (2.5gal). We didn't measure 4 weeks ago so unfortunately we can't compare. Is it possible that the fermentation is complete? Is there anyway to tell?