My Braggot Help!!!!
- Thread starter Arneba28
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
flowerysong
Well-Known Member
Fermentation can take 24 to 72 hrs to start for *anything*, not just mead. 12 hours is way, way too early to begin panicking.
It's also worth noting that airlock activity is an extremely unreliable method of monitoring fermentation activity. If after three days you still haven't seen any activity, take a gravity reading--it's the only way to actually know if fermentation has taken place.
It's also worth noting that airlock activity is an extremely unreliable method of monitoring fermentation activity. If after three days you still haven't seen any activity, take a gravity reading--it's the only way to actually know if fermentation has taken place.
OP
OP
Arneba28
Well-Known Member
started after 37hours almost on the dot. well airlock first bubbled after 37 so im sure it started a few hours before that. Was worried that it would be like pushing bubbles through syrup since OG was 1.073. its THICK! Cherry mead sounds great. formed a real nice foamy head on it. This will be split to (2) 5.5gal batches after primary, and pitch champagne yeast with another 2.5gal wort...
cool. it is hard to be patient in the beginning. splitting sounds like a great idea!Arneba28 said:
i had an OG of 1.090: 12 lbs of honey and 6 lbs of cherry puree (5 gallon). I want a sweet mead and heard after I bought the supplies that I may need more like 15 lbs of honey... what do you think? Can I just add honey to taste later? Thanks!
eschatz
Well-Known Member
i dont think i've ever had a beer start in 12, well, maybe. but that would be really pushing. wake up tomorrow and she'll be bubbling probably.
