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I have a basic mead, 3lbs honey, premier blanc wine yeast, some orange zest and a cup of black tea.
There's 1 gallon of product.
It's now read 1.030 twice with over a week between readings (started at 1.082, putting it at 6% ABV).
I'm beginning to wonder if it's done, because the yeast can go to 18%, but I know that honey doesn't deliver much nutrients for the colony so I wouldn't expect it to go that high. I never added nutrient to the mead or anything and I'm okay with it being done here, I don't mind the low ABV or the honey flavor. I want to bottle it, but I don't wanna bottle if it's a stuck fermentation and something happens to get the yeast going again. I don't intend to add anything more or to carbonate it.
I do have potassium sorbate on hand.
There's 1 gallon of product.
It's now read 1.030 twice with over a week between readings (started at 1.082, putting it at 6% ABV).
I'm beginning to wonder if it's done, because the yeast can go to 18%, but I know that honey doesn't deliver much nutrients for the colony so I wouldn't expect it to go that high. I never added nutrient to the mead or anything and I'm okay with it being done here, I don't mind the low ABV or the honey flavor. I want to bottle it, but I don't wanna bottle if it's a stuck fermentation and something happens to get the yeast going again. I don't intend to add anything more or to carbonate it.
I do have potassium sorbate on hand.
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