thetankfrank
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So,
I have made a 7 gallon batch of mead. Now, the problem is that the alch content of the mead when it was completed was only about 6%abv, very very low.
I realized it may have been due to a couple of things.
A) Hurricane Sandy getting my house below 30 degrees when I lost complete power.
B) I didn't use enough Yeast.
I used two packets of Lalvin 71b-1122 yeast.
Was curious why it didn't turn out correctly. So I did a test. I did another gallon jug on it's own, with a packet of yeast just to itself. Thinking that hey, the yeast will die if it does reach a high enough alch content.
Sure enough, it did, within two weeks it was ready for racking, and the alch level was near 22%.
My question is whether I can salvage the other batch of mead?
I've read up about priming sugars, and was wondering if, adding sugar and yeast nutrient to the old batch would fix it? Or do I need to make a new pitch, and throw it into a bucket, and pray.
Cheers,
The Tank Frank
I have made a 7 gallon batch of mead. Now, the problem is that the alch content of the mead when it was completed was only about 6%abv, very very low.
I realized it may have been due to a couple of things.
A) Hurricane Sandy getting my house below 30 degrees when I lost complete power.
B) I didn't use enough Yeast.
I used two packets of Lalvin 71b-1122 yeast.
Was curious why it didn't turn out correctly. So I did a test. I did another gallon jug on it's own, with a packet of yeast just to itself. Thinking that hey, the yeast will die if it does reach a high enough alch content.
Sure enough, it did, within two weeks it was ready for racking, and the alch level was near 22%.
My question is whether I can salvage the other batch of mead?
I've read up about priming sugars, and was wondering if, adding sugar and yeast nutrient to the old batch would fix it? Or do I need to make a new pitch, and throw it into a bucket, and pray.
Cheers,
The Tank Frank