I have a batch of mead that I started around Valentines Day, and when I checked the SG the other day it was 1.055! Here is the information about the batch, which is a 3 gallon batch:
Ingredients:
11 lbs (5 kg) No. 1 White honey
½ Tbsp yeast nutrient
6 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup Double strength tea (2 cups water with 2 bags for 4 minutes)
1 tsp. Irish Moss
1 pkg. Lalvin 1118 yeast
~1 oz. Oak Chips
water balance to 3 gallons
Steps:
Feb. 12, 2009 9:00 pm
Cooked the must to 170°F. Put in ice bath at 9:20. Pitched the yeast at 10:00 pm and 77°F. The OG was 1.124.
Feb. 26, 7:45 pm
Racked the mead to the secondary, and checked the SG: 1.090! I added a ½ Tbsp. of yeast nutrient. It started bubbling right away!
Mar. 16 6:30 pm
I added about an oz. Of oak chips to the mead. I roasted the chips for 3 minutes at 350°F. After adding the chips, I gently shook the carboy to get the chips into the mead.
Mar. 19 6:30 pm
I racked the mead off the oak and into a clean carboy. The SG is 1.065. I added ½ Tbsp. of yeast nutrient. The mead can be seen through.
Apr. 20 1:30 pm
I checked the SG and it is only 1.055! I put it back in the closet to keep on bubbling. The mead is crystal clear with some little bubbles that can be seen rising up from the bottom of the carboy, but the bubbles on the top are gone now. There is also almost no sediment on the bottom of the carboy.
April 23 11:15 am
I added ½ Tbsp. Of yeast nutrient, and it started bubbling again and I got foam starting to form again on the top of the mead.
I have thought of adding some yeast energizer, but there is none available in the area. Would it be worth it to get some shipped to me? Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
Ingredients:
11 lbs (5 kg) No. 1 White honey
½ Tbsp yeast nutrient
6 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup Double strength tea (2 cups water with 2 bags for 4 minutes)
1 tsp. Irish Moss
1 pkg. Lalvin 1118 yeast
~1 oz. Oak Chips
water balance to 3 gallons
Steps:
Feb. 12, 2009 9:00 pm
Cooked the must to 170°F. Put in ice bath at 9:20. Pitched the yeast at 10:00 pm and 77°F. The OG was 1.124.
Feb. 26, 7:45 pm
Racked the mead to the secondary, and checked the SG: 1.090! I added a ½ Tbsp. of yeast nutrient. It started bubbling right away!
Mar. 16 6:30 pm
I added about an oz. Of oak chips to the mead. I roasted the chips for 3 minutes at 350°F. After adding the chips, I gently shook the carboy to get the chips into the mead.
Mar. 19 6:30 pm
I racked the mead off the oak and into a clean carboy. The SG is 1.065. I added ½ Tbsp. of yeast nutrient. The mead can be seen through.
Apr. 20 1:30 pm
I checked the SG and it is only 1.055! I put it back in the closet to keep on bubbling. The mead is crystal clear with some little bubbles that can be seen rising up from the bottom of the carboy, but the bubbles on the top are gone now. There is also almost no sediment on the bottom of the carboy.
April 23 11:15 am
I added ½ Tbsp. Of yeast nutrient, and it started bubbling again and I got foam starting to form again on the top of the mead.
I have thought of adding some yeast energizer, but there is none available in the area. Would it be worth it to get some shipped to me? Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.