Recent content by ginman

Yeah, sorry for not including all the info. I pitched at 75 degrees and measured an OG of 1.114. Final volume was 5 gallons with 18 pounds of the honey. I just checked and the gravity is exactly where it started, so I'm thinking it was a bad yeast pack or something.

After pitching it on Sunday, it seems like fermentation hasn't started yet. I've seen no air coming out of the blowoff tube, and the must is very clear, it seems like everything has settled to the bottom. I've been keeping it at around 70-75F. Should I buy some more yeast and repitch?

Hello all, Today I got a decent deal on about 18 pounds of Smartweed honey at my local market, and was wondering if anyone has made a mead with this honey before. It's really dark and sweet, and I thought the flavor was pretty good, but couldn't really find any information on using it. I...

I think you should use the electric components instead of a boring old bridge.

Thanks for the help, it is a lot less bubbly and even has started to clear up.

Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a good shaking and let you know how it goes. And yeah, that was just my pitching temperature, it happened to be a hot week so there wasn't much else I could do about it.

Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum for a while, but haven't decided to register until today. I started my batch of mead 9 days ago (recipe below) using the SNA schedule for fermaid-k and DAP. I basically went two days before adding the next round of nutrients, then didn't check in on it...