I am fermenting a mead right now, started on 3/5/13. It was supposed to be a "3 week mead" recipe I got from LHBS and modified a little bit.
15Lbs clover honey
2lbs buckwheat honey
3 tsp tannin
1 tsp fermax
1 packet EC-1118
OG: 1.140
3 weeks later (3/27), gravity should have been down to < 1.010 but it was at 1.074.
Today (4/9) a week and a half later and it's only come down to 1.064.
It smells a little funny too, a faint smell like a horse stall full horse crap. Not very strong, but not very good either. I am wondering if that's just the buckwheat (it smelled pretty strong when I opened it up) or if there's some bad yeast mojo going on.
Should I re-pitch or what?
15Lbs clover honey
2lbs buckwheat honey
3 tsp tannin
1 tsp fermax
1 packet EC-1118
OG: 1.140
3 weeks later (3/27), gravity should have been down to < 1.010 but it was at 1.074.
Today (4/9) a week and a half later and it's only come down to 1.064.
It smells a little funny too, a faint smell like a horse stall full horse crap. Not very strong, but not very good either. I am wondering if that's just the buckwheat (it smelled pretty strong when I opened it up) or if there's some bad yeast mojo going on.
Should I re-pitch or what?