JayPiddleytoe
Member
Hello, everyone. Started fermenting my first batch. I posted this in the newbie forum, accidentally wrong place. Here is what I started with:
I put in 1 gram of K1-V1116 yeast, 3 pounds of honey, one gallon of water, little over 1/4 tsp Fermaid O. The yeast bloomed for 20 minutes and then was pitched. The standing temp for the gallon so far is holding at 72 degrees now. I accidentally pitched in the Fermaid-O without making a slurry for the first round, so had to stir the top layer to make sure it was mixed mostly. It's been almost 3 hours.
My initial gravity reading was 1.190. My yeast should top out right around 18% ABV and to get to 1.000 it would have to be 26% ABV. So, I am thinking this is going to be extra sweet by the time it finishes, if I haven't messed up already.
I put in 1 gram of K1-V1116 yeast, 3 pounds of honey, one gallon of water, little over 1/4 tsp Fermaid O. The yeast bloomed for 20 minutes and then was pitched. The standing temp for the gallon so far is holding at 72 degrees now. I accidentally pitched in the Fermaid-O without making a slurry for the first round, so had to stir the top layer to make sure it was mixed mostly. It's been almost 3 hours.
My initial gravity reading was 1.190. My yeast should top out right around 18% ABV and to get to 1.000 it would have to be 26% ABV. So, I am thinking this is going to be extra sweet by the time it finishes, if I haven't messed up already.