isolatediguana
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I used about 7 lbs. of wild flower honey and 1 gallon of star fruit puree to make a 5 gallon batch of melomel. I pitched Wyeast Sweet Mead with 2 tsp each of yeast nutrient, yeast energizer, and yeast acid blend.
My OG was 1.052 when I racked to primary on 9/28. I racked to secondary on 10/4. My specific gravity is now 1.003. I am fermenting this at about 76-78F degrees. I calculate my ABV to be about 6.5%. I expected about double that.
I am looking for help in trouble shooting. This is my first mead batch. Has it locked up? It tastes like a cider. Good flavor. And I assume that it will mellow out a lot in bottle fermentation. But it seems odd that it is so low in ABV. Not a bad thing altogether, but not what I expected...
My OG was 1.052 when I racked to primary on 9/28. I racked to secondary on 10/4. My specific gravity is now 1.003. I am fermenting this at about 76-78F degrees. I calculate my ABV to be about 6.5%. I expected about double that.
I am looking for help in trouble shooting. This is my first mead batch. Has it locked up? It tastes like a cider. Good flavor. And I assume that it will mellow out a lot in bottle fermentation. But it seems odd that it is so low in ABV. Not a bad thing altogether, but not what I expected...