First of all, this is my very first batch and I'm using a carboy as primary. I'm going for a metheglin, the ingredients are as follows:
1.9kg Australian Honey
sodium metabisulfite treated water
10g tartaric acid
15g malic acid
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 split vanilla bean
1 inch of sliced ginger
1 crushed nutmeg
Hydrometer read 1.120, thermometer read 20'c (68'F).
5.75g Lalvin go-ferm nutrient
4.6g of mangrove jack M05 Mead yeast (dry, i re-hydrated it in the nutrient mixture as directed on the nutrient packet)
Nothing in the first 24 hours, around the 40 hour mark some white foam started appearing. 70 hour mark there is more foam.
The water in the airlock seems to shift up and down through the airlock, though I have not seen it bubble (I have watched multiple times up until 5 minutes). It is stored in a room with the A/C at 25'C (77'F) without any sunlight contact.
Should I be thinking about troubleshooting/adding another 4.6g of the yeast?
~Mead after 70 hours~
1.9kg Australian Honey
sodium metabisulfite treated water
10g tartaric acid
15g malic acid
1/2 stick cinnamon
1 split vanilla bean
1 inch of sliced ginger
1 crushed nutmeg
Hydrometer read 1.120, thermometer read 20'c (68'F).
5.75g Lalvin go-ferm nutrient
4.6g of mangrove jack M05 Mead yeast (dry, i re-hydrated it in the nutrient mixture as directed on the nutrient packet)
Nothing in the first 24 hours, around the 40 hour mark some white foam started appearing. 70 hour mark there is more foam.
The water in the airlock seems to shift up and down through the airlock, though I have not seen it bubble (I have watched multiple times up until 5 minutes). It is stored in a room with the A/C at 25'C (77'F) without any sunlight contact.
Should I be thinking about troubleshooting/adding another 4.6g of the yeast?
~Mead after 70 hours~