Hello fellow brewers/mead makers, new member and 1st post here.
Took up beekeeping last spring and although our two colonies didn't survive the winter
we were able to harvest a couple gallons of honey that they left behind, wildflower honey.
So, why not make some Traditional Mead for starters.
The recipe is pretty basic:
1 Qt wildflower honey
1 Pkt Lavlin D 47 yeast, hydrated
1 tsp nutrient
1/2 tsp energizer
Bottled water to make i gallon Mead
OG 1.100
Airlock activity after 8 hrs and day 4 now . Ferment/fermometer temp in the 62-64* F range and
it is "glugging" ? away with about 5 burps /min. So far things seem to be going OK.
Question is when i rack to secondary after primary ferment subsides would it be advisable
to add more nutrient and if so how much ?
Took up beekeeping last spring and although our two colonies didn't survive the winter
we were able to harvest a couple gallons of honey that they left behind, wildflower honey.
So, why not make some Traditional Mead for starters.
The recipe is pretty basic:
1 Qt wildflower honey
1 Pkt Lavlin D 47 yeast, hydrated
1 tsp nutrient
1/2 tsp energizer
Bottled water to make i gallon Mead
OG 1.100
Airlock activity after 8 hrs and day 4 now . Ferment/fermometer temp in the 62-64* F range and
it is "glugging" ? away with about 5 burps /min. So far things seem to be going OK.
Question is when i rack to secondary after primary ferment subsides would it be advisable
to add more nutrient and if so how much ?