Howdy! I've made a couple Bomm's and Joams but this time tried to do a gallon of traditional with just honey(local producer nice light honey3lbs) and d47 yeast pitched like the directions on the package. I was trying to just use those ingredients but after 34 days my Gravity has gone from 1.112 to 1.074 . Seems stuck . For the first week I gave it a light shake every day and then left it . So today I added 1/8tsp dap and 1/4 fer maid k. Have I ruined my mead or will it start again? Tastes nice just like honey and water with a touch of alcohol now . Was hoping it would go without adding anything but figured I could always try again .
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There aren't enough nutrients in just honey and water. Raisins work great or the nutrients you already gave but you have to feed the yeast before they crap out. I would repitch another packet and give them more frequent nutrients, unless you like 5% abv honey water
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I've got into the habit of adding two vitamin B1 tablets to my mead must at the beggining which it says is for "flower wine" which is deficient in it, as I can imagine honey and water is.
For nutrients i add 4 or 5 1/4 tsps of Youngs yeast nutrient, the ingredients of which are diammonium phosphate and ammonium sulphate.
I heard Marmite or Vegemite can be used as yeast energiser, along with raisins for yeast nutrient, if store-bought chemicals aren't ready at hand.
For nutrients i add 4 or 5 1/4 tsps of Youngs yeast nutrient, the ingredients of which are diammonium phosphate and ammonium sulphate.
I heard Marmite or Vegemite can be used as yeast energiser, along with raisins for yeast nutrient, if store-bought chemicals aren't ready at hand.
