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Thank you, Dave! I'll try that....
Way too high OG - 1.500. Any way I can fix it?
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Ponder, unfortunately this batch wasn't my best mead - in fact it was the worst. It finished with final gravity 1.069 - way, way too sweet. I decided to keep it: force carbonated and bottled the mead. I cannot drink it as is but can add some of it to the glass with dry mead - just to make it a bit sweeter.... Still have no idea what happened because OG of 1.150 is not a killer for Lalvin 1118 yeast what so ever. I had batches with OG 1.120 and they were fermented to 1.000. Currently, I started a batch of mead with OG 1.120 and in 4 days it went to 1.050. So, go figure....
Srimmey
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While 1.150 is not an impossibly high starting gravity, it is still a lot. Any yeast would struggle to thrive. In the beginning, it’s extreme sugar levels, down the road it’s PH issues. Try one of these styles next time you want to make a super high gravity mead.
1. Start the yeast out strong before adding the bulk of the sugar. Let it get 2-3 days into fermentation before you slug it with that kind of sugar. That way you have a fully populated yeast colony to handle it.
2. Step feed. Start out with an OG of 1.100, wait for it to hit 1.050, then hit it with another 50 points. If it goes below 1.010, hit it with another 10-15 points of gravity worth of honey. Eventually you will either decide you spent too much money on honey or the yeast will crap out.
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