cswant88
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Experienced beer brewer here looking for some advice on my first mead. I made my first batch last weekend. It's a one gallon batch with 3lbs of honey and that's it. I did it all before reading up on the modern mead making techniques.
I used 1/2 a pack of EC-1118, rehydrated in water, no goferm. I added a little fermax yeast nutrient which contains DAP, oxygenated for 2 minutes, and pitched the yeast. It's been left alone for 10 days now. No degassing, no staggered nutrient additions, nothing except swapping the blow-off hose for an airlock. I've since read that meads can take about a year to be ready without the degassing and staggered nutrients, etc.
At this point, should I attempt to speed it along with some degassing and additional nutrients, or would the mead be better off if I give it a few more weeks, rack to secondary, then put in a dark place and forget about it for 6-9 months? I'm sure I should take a gravity reading to try and gauge where it's at before making a decision, what do you think?
My next attempt will use 71b with the proper methods.
I used 1/2 a pack of EC-1118, rehydrated in water, no goferm. I added a little fermax yeast nutrient which contains DAP, oxygenated for 2 minutes, and pitched the yeast. It's been left alone for 10 days now. No degassing, no staggered nutrient additions, nothing except swapping the blow-off hose for an airlock. I've since read that meads can take about a year to be ready without the degassing and staggered nutrients, etc.
At this point, should I attempt to speed it along with some degassing and additional nutrients, or would the mead be better off if I give it a few more weeks, rack to secondary, then put in a dark place and forget about it for 6-9 months? I'm sure I should take a gravity reading to try and gauge where it's at before making a decision, what do you think?
My next attempt will use 71b with the proper methods.