Hi again guys,
Once again many thanks for your help a while ago. Cleared some stuff up for me.
I'm afraid I have another conundrum now though...
I pitched exactly 12 days ago, and it took a good 48-72 hours for my yeast to get into full swing. It bubbled nicely (about 1 bubble every 5 seconds, in a one piece airlock, 1 gallon batch) up until now. Over the past 48 hours, they have been getting noticably slower, and last night I sat and watched it for a few minutes - it hasn't moved even a millimetre on the airlock. No bubbles (as far as I can tell - I shall check again in the morning and see if the airlock has even moved). (Morning update: It's move about a centremetre, perhaps 1/5 of the 'journey').
I am slightly worried about the rather severe snow we've just had. I've tried my best to keep the room it's in at a level 20ºC (that's 68ºF for you Americans!), but perhaps at night it's been getting a little chilly. I still doubt though it's got to any lower than 55ºF.
I understand mead has a primary fermentation where the airlock will show alot of activity, but after about two weeks will then slow to just 1 bubble every 30 seconds or so. However, I'm worried as to whether my ferment is stuck as nothing seems to be happening at all.
I suppose I have three options...
A) Leave it be for a week or so more, and hope for the best.
B) Re-rack it and mix in a teaspoon or two more of Tronozymol to wake up the yeasties a bit?
C) Quickly buy some proper, big boy energizer online and get next day delivery and bung that in?
On a side note that I have just thought of, I did put a couple of teaspoons of nutrients into the must at the beginning. I am using Tronozymol Nutrients (which apparently contain energiser salts too). I shan't post a link as i'm not sure on the rules of possible advertising, but readers can have a quick Google to see what it is.
I will also do a rough hydrometer reading tomorrow. I say rough because I'll have to just float it in the top of the carboy and it'll probably bob around a little bit, but should be stable enough to figure it out. I'll post the results, although I don't have an OG from when I pitched. Perhaps someone could give me an estimation of what 3lbs of honey + 1 gallon spring water, would roughly be? My calculations come out at about 1.085 OG, and looking at 1.000 FG... But that seems a bit dry, does it not?
Cheers for the help guys, I'm a bit puzzled!
Once again many thanks for your help a while ago. Cleared some stuff up for me.
I'm afraid I have another conundrum now though...
I pitched exactly 12 days ago, and it took a good 48-72 hours for my yeast to get into full swing. It bubbled nicely (about 1 bubble every 5 seconds, in a one piece airlock, 1 gallon batch) up until now. Over the past 48 hours, they have been getting noticably slower, and last night I sat and watched it for a few minutes - it hasn't moved even a millimetre on the airlock. No bubbles (as far as I can tell - I shall check again in the morning and see if the airlock has even moved). (Morning update: It's move about a centremetre, perhaps 1/5 of the 'journey').
I am slightly worried about the rather severe snow we've just had. I've tried my best to keep the room it's in at a level 20ºC (that's 68ºF for you Americans!), but perhaps at night it's been getting a little chilly. I still doubt though it's got to any lower than 55ºF.
I understand mead has a primary fermentation where the airlock will show alot of activity, but after about two weeks will then slow to just 1 bubble every 30 seconds or so. However, I'm worried as to whether my ferment is stuck as nothing seems to be happening at all.
I suppose I have three options...
A) Leave it be for a week or so more, and hope for the best.
B) Re-rack it and mix in a teaspoon or two more of Tronozymol to wake up the yeasties a bit?
C) Quickly buy some proper, big boy energizer online and get next day delivery and bung that in?
On a side note that I have just thought of, I did put a couple of teaspoons of nutrients into the must at the beginning. I am using Tronozymol Nutrients (which apparently contain energiser salts too). I shan't post a link as i'm not sure on the rules of possible advertising, but readers can have a quick Google to see what it is.
I will also do a rough hydrometer reading tomorrow. I say rough because I'll have to just float it in the top of the carboy and it'll probably bob around a little bit, but should be stable enough to figure it out. I'll post the results, although I don't have an OG from when I pitched. Perhaps someone could give me an estimation of what 3lbs of honey + 1 gallon spring water, would roughly be? My calculations come out at about 1.085 OG, and looking at 1.000 FG... But that seems a bit dry, does it not?
Cheers for the help guys, I'm a bit puzzled!