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Oh. Are you sure it read 1.109 and not 1.019 or 1.009? Based on your experience, your mead should have fermented much more.

If it is already slowing down, then you might be past your 50% fermentation mark; therefore, the yeast will probably not benefit from the addition of more nutrients. To accurately understand what is happening, more information is required. How big is your batch? How many pounds of honey did...

Some yeast prefer a higher temperature for optimal fermentation. It depends on the strain you are using. Do you have the company information on the yeast? I have also read that higher temperatures can cause the yeast to stress out and produce higher alcohols. Those alcohols contribute to the...

I would still argue that with safe sanitation practices, there should be no reason to lose so much must from readings. During primary, I am taking readings twice a day. I like having the multiple data points, and I like watching the gradual change. During my latest mead, I took 15 readings...

It depends on the cleanliness of your gravity reading container. I always put my container in an Iodophore rinse before I fill it with the sample. The same goes with the hydrometer. I put most of the sample back, and taste a little bit. I am curious how the flavor changes as it goes...

Last night it was a darker grey-green than it was today. The first few days flavor was nicely balanced with the sweetness. Right now it is not as likable, but still pleasant. Here are my latest gravity readings: 3/15/13 - 9:00 AM - 1.039 3/15/13 - 11:00 PM - 1.020 3/16/13 - 10:00 AM - 1.014...

Last night the gravity reading was 1.050. This morning I checked on the mead, and found it bubbling quite quickly. A nice furious bubbling. I checked the gravity: 1.039. Since I was not going to be home this afternoon, so I added the last addition of staggered nutrients, as I am close to the...

Last night, it started producing gaseous carbon dioxide. It was very very slow, so I was hoping by this morning that fermentation would be in full swing (i.e. 1 airlock release/2 seconds). That was not the case! Still, I added the second round of staggered nutrients. I reread the yeast package...

I started the batch today. I used 1.5 pounds of raw wild flower honey I bought at Costco. I added GoFerm rehydration mix to the yeast to restart it before I added it to the must. I also started a staggered nutrition schedule using Hightest's *.pdf. I mixed everything together, and...

I am glad to hear the update! I found your recipe, and the ingredients and the name convinced me completely. I have a friend from Spain, and since he has been in the USA he has missed juniper berry mead. I thought this would be a great drink to have with him. :) My yeast just shipped from...

I just started one gallon of this recipe last week using a raw wildflower honey. I did not heat the honey with the water, instead I shook the honey in the carboy to dissolve it in solution. At first I completely forgot to add the nutrients and energizer, but I remembered two days into the...

I ordered the yeast for this recipe a few days ago. I can't wait to start brewing it! I'll post a brew log as I move forward/. I have not decided which kind of honey to use yet. I found some Raw Manuka honey at a liquidator store for only $2.99 a pound, so I might use that. If not, I will...