I just checked my hydrometer and things are looking good. Thoughts?
1 and 1/3 gallon spring water
3lbs raw crockett honey from the Az desert. Awesome.
4 prunes, 30 raisins for fruit flavor.
Lavin d47 pitched in warm water for 20 minutes while I shook everything up. I stirred, beat, shook, and agitated the must until I couldn't stand it any more, then added the yeast.
Starting gravity 1.075
It was foaming like mad only hours later.
I stirred it several times a day, step fed it with fermax and a few grains of DAP every other day. Then I backed off to swirling it around twice a day, or maybe three or four times. Ok, whenever I thought about it and was near the jar. I pulled out all the floating dried fruits a few days ago.
Today it is fizzy, looks like cloudy unfiltered apple juice and smells awesome, if a little gassy. It is very actively putting off a healthy fermentation smell. Between stirs it has a pile of lees about 1/2 to 1 inch thick.
The SG is 1.025
I'm pretty happy about where this is going. When will it be ready for the next step? I don't want to rush things. Is it fermenting too quickly? This is my fastest batch yet. IS it a sign that I'm doing something right, or is my confidence too soon?
1 and 1/3 gallon spring water
3lbs raw crockett honey from the Az desert. Awesome.
4 prunes, 30 raisins for fruit flavor.
Lavin d47 pitched in warm water for 20 minutes while I shook everything up. I stirred, beat, shook, and agitated the must until I couldn't stand it any more, then added the yeast.
Starting gravity 1.075
It was foaming like mad only hours later.
I stirred it several times a day, step fed it with fermax and a few grains of DAP every other day. Then I backed off to swirling it around twice a day, or maybe three or four times. Ok, whenever I thought about it and was near the jar. I pulled out all the floating dried fruits a few days ago.
Today it is fizzy, looks like cloudy unfiltered apple juice and smells awesome, if a little gassy. It is very actively putting off a healthy fermentation smell. Between stirs it has a pile of lees about 1/2 to 1 inch thick.
The SG is 1.025
I'm pretty happy about where this is going. When will it be ready for the next step? I don't want to rush things. Is it fermenting too quickly? This is my fastest batch yet. IS it a sign that I'm doing something right, or is my confidence too soon?