My 3rd batch of mead which I bottled last sunday (july 31) was 12.5% or so sweet mead. I had 15 lb honey in 5 gal of must. It tastes delicious albeit sweeter than I like.
That was the 3rd batch because my first batch yeast cake was used to start the 2nd batch, which was near identical to the 3rd batch. So same yeast for 3 batches. The first batch was a 12% that had the yeast flocculate extremely well in the primary before I put it in the 2ndary and started the 2nd batch on that yeast cake.
2nd batch also finished fine but its flocculation was poor. I thought it was due to leaving the house at 55F when I was in India.
3rd batch I started March 10th 2022 with the same yeast cake and it was ready to bottle before memorial day, but I was too busy with 2 jobs and an upcoming canada trip.
It flocculated a lot better than batch 2 which really may not have had the time.
However batch 4, 1 week in seemed to have no activity. So I have added 11gm more voss kveik.
Can yeast die from sitting too long in high abv mead with residual honey ?
That was the 3rd batch because my first batch yeast cake was used to start the 2nd batch, which was near identical to the 3rd batch. So same yeast for 3 batches. The first batch was a 12% that had the yeast flocculate extremely well in the primary before I put it in the 2ndary and started the 2nd batch on that yeast cake.
2nd batch also finished fine but its flocculation was poor. I thought it was due to leaving the house at 55F when I was in India.
3rd batch I started March 10th 2022 with the same yeast cake and it was ready to bottle before memorial day, but I was too busy with 2 jobs and an upcoming canada trip.
It flocculated a lot better than batch 2 which really may not have had the time.
However batch 4, 1 week in seemed to have no activity. So I have added 11gm more voss kveik.
Can yeast die from sitting too long in high abv mead with residual honey ?