Hello all!!! My wife and I have just started brewing. We have done five-six gallon batches of cider so far and already drank/gave away two of them. I picked up five pounds of cheap honey a couple of weeks ago and my wife bought six gallons of Mott,s all natural apple juice on sale. So together they went along with some D254 yeast and yeast starter More Beer had sent me for free. That was a week ago.
Starting gravity off the Mott,s juice was 1.050 with 5 pounds of honey it was 1.067. D254 yeast is supposed to be able to ferment to 16% ABV. So I thought lets do it!!! Today I bought ten more pounds of honey (cheap stuff like before) I am guessing that will bring the gravity to around 1.102.
This has been fermenting for five days and is quite active. Will I be ok to just mix in the additional ten pounds of honey?? Should I add yeast nutrient??? Will this be enough to get to 16%??? Or am I just nuts?????? Seems Like a lot of honey
Starting gravity off the Mott,s juice was 1.050 with 5 pounds of honey it was 1.067. D254 yeast is supposed to be able to ferment to 16% ABV. So I thought lets do it!!! Today I bought ten more pounds of honey (cheap stuff like before) I am guessing that will bring the gravity to around 1.102.
This has been fermenting for five days and is quite active. Will I be ok to just mix in the additional ten pounds of honey?? Should I add yeast nutrient??? Will this be enough to get to 16%??? Or am I just nuts?????? Seems Like a lot of honey