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  1. Bad Alien Bob

    How many gallons of mead, 2020

    4.5 gal blackberry blossom trad 4.5 gal orange blossom trad 5 gal cherry vanilla melomel Total now 218
  2. Bad Alien Bob

    Stuck fermentation twice with Sweet Mead yeast

    yes, I keep learning that lesson... haha
  3. Bad Alien Bob

    Stuck fermentation twice with Sweet Mead yeast

    to report back: it appears that the missing ingredient is patience. :ghostly: I do think that temperature might have been at the top end of this yeast's range as it seems to slow activity as the day warms up and increases if it is around 73F. It's a slow perk now.
  4. Bad Alien Bob

    Stuck fermentation twice with Sweet Mead yeast

    This morning, it's at 73F, though we've been going through a bit of a warm stretch, so I expect it to go up from there.
  5. Bad Alien Bob

    Stuck fermentation twice with Sweet Mead yeast

    I have had a traditional mead batch get stuck way too early twice now using Wyeast Sweet Mead yeast. The first time I just followed the directions and pitched it straight from the package. Once it stalled I used some D47 yeast starter to kick it off again and that worked. This time, I used an...
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