I made my first mead about 3 weeks ago. I used 12 lbs. of honey and 3 gal. of water ( I did not pasteurize it); O.G. was 1.11. I pitched a packet of Lalvin D47 at about 70°F, slowly lowered the temp down to about 65°F over a few days, and followed the staggered nutrient regime. Two weeks in (i.e., last week) I took a gravity reading at it was around 1.080. I took another reading today and it is down to around 1.074. One of the member's in my homebrew club made a mead the same day and his was down to about 1.00 last week. With the staggered nutrients, I was expecting the gravity of my mead to be close to his.
So, I'm not sure what I should do at this point to speed things up. I'm beginning to question if one packet of yeast was enough. I have a few more packets in the fridge, so should I pitch another packet or two? If I do that, should I do the staggered nutrients again? My club is going to be aging the mead in a bourbon barrel and we are supposed to have our mead ready in a few more weeks. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
So, I'm not sure what I should do at this point to speed things up. I'm beginning to question if one packet of yeast was enough. I have a few more packets in the fridge, so should I pitch another packet or two? If I do that, should I do the staggered nutrients again? My club is going to be aging the mead in a bourbon barrel and we are supposed to have our mead ready in a few more weeks. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
