Tadeusz Leliwa
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Dear elders in mead-making,
Any suggestions where I went wrong?
I made my first pure mead, rather than melomel or metheglin. I have used 3kg of honey (various sorts), dissolved in water to make a 5 litre solution. I have added 1g of wine nutrient and 2 Campden tablets. I had an initial gravity of 1.135 anbd pH 5.8. The next day I have added the Tokay yeast. A month after the gravity was 1.105, so I added another 1g of yeast nutrient. I left it for about another month and then put it into the cool room. After a couple weeks I racked it and the gravity was still 1.105.
I have used this yeas a couple of times, and I had a descent sediment so I don't think the yeast had problems with growing. Any ideas? Thanks!
Any suggestions where I went wrong?
I made my first pure mead, rather than melomel or metheglin. I have used 3kg of honey (various sorts), dissolved in water to make a 5 litre solution. I have added 1g of wine nutrient and 2 Campden tablets. I had an initial gravity of 1.135 anbd pH 5.8. The next day I have added the Tokay yeast. A month after the gravity was 1.105, so I added another 1g of yeast nutrient. I left it for about another month and then put it into the cool room. After a couple weeks I racked it and the gravity was still 1.105.
I have used this yeas a couple of times, and I had a descent sediment so I don't think the yeast had problems with growing. Any ideas? Thanks!