Brewer dad
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I have a Mead I bottled last week which I Mead with Voss kveik, with all nutrients added up front due to expected fermentation timeline. Noticed the Mead itself was bubbling for a while, which I assume is maybe excess C02 production? I did get some sulphur early on. Bottled after a month, and finished higher than expected at 1.030(from 1.105).
Opened a bottle yesterday (capped beer bottle), and had some carbonation. Very slight, and seemed to dissipate quickly. Opened two more bottles with same result. After about 5-10 minutes in the glass all carbonation seemed gone.
In trying to diagnose this, my first thought goes to infection. It really is a tasty Mead, though I understand sometimes infection may not result in off flavor. I am puzzled by how quickly carbonation dissipates though. The other thought is maybe it was just not quite finished fermenting and dropped just enough to out some temporary bubble in, though I think this unlikely.
Any other potential ideas?
Opened a bottle yesterday (capped beer bottle), and had some carbonation. Very slight, and seemed to dissipate quickly. Opened two more bottles with same result. After about 5-10 minutes in the glass all carbonation seemed gone.
In trying to diagnose this, my first thought goes to infection. It really is a tasty Mead, though I understand sometimes infection may not result in off flavor. I am puzzled by how quickly carbonation dissipates though. The other thought is maybe it was just not quite finished fermenting and dropped just enough to out some temporary bubble in, though I think this unlikely.
Any other potential ideas?