Red Wagon
Active Member
So this is my first batch of mead and its been and interesting ride. my original recipie was 15 lbs honey in 5 gallons, with as much yeast nutrient and acid blend as the bottles instructed me to add, as well as some irish moss (i think thats it) and i used a merlot yeast at the advice of my local homebrew store. My problem is that the fermentation keeps slowing to nearly a stop while hydrometer readings show the gravity is still rather high (1.060) (it also tastes very sweet). about a month ago i added some yeast energiser and warmed it up and it helped temporarily but it has slowed down again and further warming dosnt seem to help. Am i just being too impatient with my mead or should i consider repitching or something?