Joe's grape pyment

First off, if you haven't checked the gravity then you can't be 100% sure that it's not fermenting. Sometimes you won't be able to see visible signs of activity and even just a tiny air leak will prevent your airlock from bubbling.

That being said, if it really hasn't started fermenting at all then the first thing I would check is to make sure that the grape juice you used didn't have any preservatives. I think I remember seeing that sorbate and benzoate are two to look out for.

If that's what happened, if you go down to post 13 on this thread it will give you some good instructions on what you can do.

Otherwise, some possible problems are your temperature being outside the yeast's range or pitching when the must was too hot (if you heated it at all).

Hi Mead Mama

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Please acquaint yourself with the forums and direct your posts to the forum that will bring you the most and best responses. You originally posted this in the "...News..." forum which is for Got Mead News and Announcements.

I've moved this into the Newbees thread so that our Mead Mentors and other experienced Mead Makers will follow up your post with some helpful thoughts and ideas.

Cheers,

Oskaar

MeadMama said:

The Mead Mamas got together today and made this mead pyment with a variety of yeasts and juices. Hopefully we will "bee" enjoying the fruits of our "labor" in 5 weeks.

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Welcome to GotMead MeadMama!

I'm curious what you mean by making it with a variety of yeasts and juices. Exactly what did you put together?
Do you see any signs of small bubbles on the surface of the liquid?
Did you check the starting gravity? and the current gravity?
This info will help us to understand what is happening.

And do watch those puns. Your delivery could stirrup a wave of punsters that will breech your thread. If you're lochia, they'll just do a little cuttingup a-cording to GotMead tradition.