eon
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Hello all,
I made a mead recently (01-02-14) and I'm pretty sure that airlock activity doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but I just want to make sure.
Here is the process below. Does everything seem ok?
STEP 1 [DAY ONE]
Stir together 1 gallon of spring water + 3 lbs. of Raw & unfiltered Honey into fermenting bucket. Inoculate (I used WLP720). I didn't use a starter. Just used what was in the tube.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of yeast nutrient (made by Brewcraft).
Set aside in 70-75 degree room.
--THE NEXT DAY--
STEP 2 [DAY TWO]
Open up the fermenting bucket lid and stir with sanitized spoon. Then put in 1/2 teaspoon of Yeast energizer (made by Brewcraft) and stir some more.
STEP 3
Sit back and let the beauty of fermentation work it's magic!
When I first put in the yeast, the airlock was bubbling maybe once every 30 seconds. So, it's been four days and earlier today the airlock was bubbling once every 55 seconds. Then I checked again today and it was bubbling every 35 seconds.
I was expecting much more activity. I didn't take an SG reading because I don't have a hydrometer. My plan was to just let it sit in primary fermentation for 3 weeks and then transfer it into a one gallon jug to age.
I made a mead recently (01-02-14) and I'm pretty sure that airlock activity doesn't really mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but I just want to make sure.
Here is the process below. Does everything seem ok?
STEP 1 [DAY ONE]
Stir together 1 gallon of spring water + 3 lbs. of Raw & unfiltered Honey into fermenting bucket. Inoculate (I used WLP720). I didn't use a starter. Just used what was in the tube.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of yeast nutrient (made by Brewcraft).
Set aside in 70-75 degree room.
--THE NEXT DAY--
STEP 2 [DAY TWO]
Open up the fermenting bucket lid and stir with sanitized spoon. Then put in 1/2 teaspoon of Yeast energizer (made by Brewcraft) and stir some more.
STEP 3
Sit back and let the beauty of fermentation work it's magic!
When I first put in the yeast, the airlock was bubbling maybe once every 30 seconds. So, it's been four days and earlier today the airlock was bubbling once every 55 seconds. Then I checked again today and it was bubbling every 35 seconds.
I was expecting much more activity. I didn't take an SG reading because I don't have a hydrometer. My plan was to just let it sit in primary fermentation for 3 weeks and then transfer it into a one gallon jug to age.