not_that_guy
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Hi all,
I just started my second mead this weekend.
My first is in carboy sitting, has been going for a bit over a month and is still showing airlock activity.
The recipe I used for it was
15 lbs Orange Blossom Honey,
4 Gal water
Lavlin lv118 yeast (I remember the 118 part, but don't have my recipe book in front of me, so I'm not positive on the lv.)
nutrient and energizer.
The second started on saturday and I used
16 pounds clover honey
White labs WLP 720
4 gal water
nutrient / energizer
1 vanilla bean chopped.
Now to the question. The new mead is fermenting much more violently than the first mead ever did. About 15 hours after I pitched the yeast, it actually looked like the surface was boiling it was offgassing so much. No off smells or anything, just lots of bubbling. And the airlock never rests. Is this normal? Is it due to the change of yeast?
J
I just started my second mead this weekend.
My first is in carboy sitting, has been going for a bit over a month and is still showing airlock activity.
The recipe I used for it was
15 lbs Orange Blossom Honey,
4 Gal water
Lavlin lv118 yeast (I remember the 118 part, but don't have my recipe book in front of me, so I'm not positive on the lv.)
nutrient and energizer.
The second started on saturday and I used
16 pounds clover honey
White labs WLP 720
4 gal water
nutrient / energizer
1 vanilla bean chopped.
Now to the question. The new mead is fermenting much more violently than the first mead ever did. About 15 hours after I pitched the yeast, it actually looked like the surface was boiling it was offgassing so much. No off smells or anything, just lots of bubbling. And the airlock never rests. Is this normal? Is it due to the change of yeast?
J