slow start to mead

[ender416]

just made my first batch of mead. 1 gallon batch with 1 quart of honey .5 gal of water and the rest honeycrisp apple juice. i used champagne yeast because i want it to finish kind of dry, but I just realized I made a super rookie mistake and didnt hydrate my yeast. i just dumped half the packet in dry and shook the bottle for about 5 minutes. im wondering if this will be a problem

 

[liquiditynerd]

just made my first batch of mead. 1 gallon batch with 1 quart of honey .5 gal of water and the rest honeycrisp apple juice. i used champagne yeast because i want it to finish kind of dry, but I just realized I made a super rookie mistake and didnt hydrate my yeast. i just dumped half the packet in dry and shook the bottle for about 5 minutes. im wondering if this will be a problem

You'll be fine, you might not see activity as soon, but fine, just fine. Dry, but just fine. Are you relieved now? Lol

 

[ender416]

yes relieved. how long do you think because i waited overnight and nothing has happened yet. if nothing happens in 24 hours should i start over or give it more time

 

[liquiditynerd]

yes relieved. how long do you think because i waited overnight and nothing has happened yet. if nothing happens in 24 hours should i start over or give it more time

What is the temp? If the yeast is viable it'll start soon, be patient, you have some time before you get to taste that one.

 

[honreth]

Just wondering if anyone has ever tried tossing in some peppermint during fermentation/conditioning to aim for a cooling bite to their mead... Was thinking this might be an interesting twist of flavor.

 

[MarshmallowBlue]

Just wondering if anyone has ever tried tossing in some peppermint during fermentation/conditioning to aim for a cooling bite to their mead... Was thinking this might be an interesting twist of flavor.

It's definitely been done. many times. Did you use the search feature? https://www.homebrewtalk.com/gtsear...ww.homebrewtalk.com/f30/&ref=&ss=543j169265j3