Recent content by stabthebunny

I just thought I would follow up on what happened. The yeast I had bought was just bad. I tried it in another gallon bottle and still no activity and even tried to rehydrate and proof it and got absolutely no fermentation going on. Things are working much better with the new batches I made...

Ill put another tsp of nutrient in there in the morning and see what I can do about aerating it. I don't know if I am splitting hairs here or not but there was no boiling involved. 160 is a long way from 212. Thanks again for your input guys. Ill post back in a couple days with the result.

Sorry about the reading. My guess is that your assumption is correct and my hydrometer just does not have the decimal point printed. It is just about at the 11% potential alcohol mark if that helps. The nutrient I am using is fine and tan in color made by Brewcraft and is in a black and white...

Also, I should add that there is quite a bit of sediment at the bottom already. If I hold it above my head I can still see light but it seems like there is a good amount for only being a gallon.

So I finally got around to trying out this mead thing. Its the first time I have ever fermented anything as well. I am doing 5 one gallon carboys to start with the "s" type airlocks. I followed this recipe (adjusted to one gallon instead of 5 of course): 12 lbs unprocessed honey 5...