OK, I didn't want to say 'stuck fermentation' because I'm not ready to give up yet. Here's what I did:
21 lbs of orange blossom honey and 10g of fermaidK to a volume of 5.5 gallons water to give a gravity of 1.140. Temp of must was 73F.
Yeast was 10g of K1V-1116, rehydrated w/ 12g of Goferm in 170mL of water at 105F. After 10 minutes, 170mL of must was added. 10 minutes later, the yeast slurry was added to the must.
The mead was oxygenated w/ pure oxygen thru a .5 micron stone on days 1 and 2.
Now, a week later, the gravity is 1.110. Activity out of the airlock about a bubble or two a second. The temp of the must is 61F.
Is it the temp? Will warming up the must help, or am I really stuck? Please help!!
21 lbs of orange blossom honey and 10g of fermaidK to a volume of 5.5 gallons water to give a gravity of 1.140. Temp of must was 73F.
Yeast was 10g of K1V-1116, rehydrated w/ 12g of Goferm in 170mL of water at 105F. After 10 minutes, 170mL of must was added. 10 minutes later, the yeast slurry was added to the must.
The mead was oxygenated w/ pure oxygen thru a .5 micron stone on days 1 and 2.
Now, a week later, the gravity is 1.110. Activity out of the airlock about a bubble or two a second. The temp of the must is 61F.
Is it the temp? Will warming up the must help, or am I really stuck? Please help!!