New chap on the block.

Hi guys. I'm a total newby to mead making. A couple of weeks ago I bought a mead kit. Yeast, nutrients, honey, etc. Now I followed the instructions and everything seemed to go well. it foamed up bubbled for a day or so (I'm really not sure after this, as I'm a truck driver & was away for a week).
Anyway My wife said it stopped bubbling sometime on the 2nd day and having looked at it, It's settled out the sediment and lost that honey/ water taste, but it still smells kinda yeasty and the hydrometer is reading 1.000. Surely this can't be good (or right)?

It was a brew shop kit. yeast, nutrients, tannins, etc. All in pre- measured packets, in numbered order. 1,2,3,4. 2kg honey (flavour not specified) 10 ltr water @ 20 degrees C. 1 x carboy, sterile, etc (However it is a 30 ltr carboy). Warm water (filtered rain water from the south pacific) and honey dissolved, add yeast + nutients, seal and let stand.
The liquid began to develop a froth after half and hour or so. then I left it alone and went to work. I got back several days later and my wife had said that only a few bubbles had appeared within the airlock over the first couple of days. I then cracked the lid I saw the sludge on the bottom of the carboy and the fluid clear. The hydrometer I had used initially had read 0.9 When i got back and took another reading it read 1.000, So I went and purchased another hydrometer (thinking my old one may have been defective) and came back with the same result. Not knowing what it's supposed to smell like, I can only describe it as sort of yeasty, slightly sour to the nose, sweet wine type of aroma.

Ok that's good to know. So the hydrometer reading is ok then? I admit I would have thought the reading would have been similar to wine and I was/am concerned that it may have turned out as a low alcohol drink.

I've just racked off into a couple of 5Ltr glass carboys, and was surprised to see it was still active. I had a taste and it's definitely got some alcahol in it, but I was a bit disappointed in the weak flavour so I added a couple of teaspoons of dark honey and treacle. Now it's bubbling away merrily again. I'll update again as things develop.

Yeah thats what I thought of the initial test, weak & thin. I'm quite happy to add more honey. Even though the recipe originally only called for 2 kg honey I would definitely prefer a stronger, richer brew.