I know that fermentation in beer can take as long as 72 hours to begin.. but I have never had an issue and usually I have crazy bubbling within an hour.
This is my first batch of mead and its been 24 hours with 0 activity as far as I can tell...
My recipe
16lbs of clover honey
5 oranges
5 cloves
5 sticks of cinnamon
2 tbs nutmeg
2 tbs allspice
1 smack pack of wyeast 4184 (designed for sweet mead)
5 tsp yeast nutrient (directions said 1 per gal)
I mixed the honey with about 2 gallons of warm water and then added the other ingredients. I topped everything off to 5 gallons and pitched my yeast and yeast nutrient.
my OG was 1.27 Is this too high? I've heard its supposed to be around 1.1. It's been 24 hours since I started, how do I save the batch.. when I took another reading this morning, it was VERY SLIGHTLY bubbling.. since it wasn't bubbling yesterday, this means it must be fermenting right? There are no weird smells coming from the bucket.
This is my first batch of mead and its been 24 hours with 0 activity as far as I can tell...
My recipe
16lbs of clover honey
5 oranges
5 cloves
5 sticks of cinnamon
2 tbs nutmeg
2 tbs allspice
1 smack pack of wyeast 4184 (designed for sweet mead)
5 tsp yeast nutrient (directions said 1 per gal)
I mixed the honey with about 2 gallons of warm water and then added the other ingredients. I topped everything off to 5 gallons and pitched my yeast and yeast nutrient.
my OG was 1.27 Is this too high? I've heard its supposed to be around 1.1. It's been 24 hours since I started, how do I save the batch.. when I took another reading this morning, it was VERY SLIGHTLY bubbling.. since it wasn't bubbling yesterday, this means it must be fermenting right? There are no weird smells coming from the bucket.