hello there i have a weird situation i was trying to make a 2 gallon batch of mead. i used 4 pounds of honey and 2 gallons of cider with a lalvin d-47 yeast strain and super ferment nutrient. Batch was started on jan 21st at 1am, when i took the first reading it said 1.120 which i pitched the yeast at what i believed was 60 degrees but was probably hotter; was using a candy thermometer. About 3 days went by and there was not sign of fermentation by the airlock and was worried and asked another forum and they said that the yeast is slow and to wait, i did still no activity but took another reading and it was now showing 1.114 but still no signs of fermentation.
So this time i believed that the yeast was dead and went and bought lalvin EC-1118 strain and more super ferment. The first strain i didnt re hydrate at all and the new one i did and pitched it at 68 degrees with another teaspoon of the nutrient and have still been waiting for fermentation and no sign still. I took another reading and its showing now 1.112. Theres about 2 inches of sediment on the bottom and theres a ring on top like theres been fermentation but still no sign at the airlock. I shook the whole carboy up and once it had settled there was some carbonation but not much, like a thin line of head on a beer. After using my calculator that would be a abv of .87 percent almost no fermentation so something went wrong and dont know what it is can someone please help me out thx.
P,S, the honey was red bamboo and clover honey, one pound clover three red bamboo and the cider label reads 100% apple juice pasteurized; ingredients are apples, malic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate.
I thought i grabbed a cider with just apples and vitamin c but guess i didnt read the label as good till everything was pitched.
So this time i believed that the yeast was dead and went and bought lalvin EC-1118 strain and more super ferment. The first strain i didnt re hydrate at all and the new one i did and pitched it at 68 degrees with another teaspoon of the nutrient and have still been waiting for fermentation and no sign still. I took another reading and its showing now 1.112. Theres about 2 inches of sediment on the bottom and theres a ring on top like theres been fermentation but still no sign at the airlock. I shook the whole carboy up and once it had settled there was some carbonation but not much, like a thin line of head on a beer. After using my calculator that would be a abv of .87 percent almost no fermentation so something went wrong and dont know what it is can someone please help me out thx.
P,S, the honey was red bamboo and clover honey, one pound clover three red bamboo and the cider label reads 100% apple juice pasteurized; ingredients are apples, malic acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate.
I thought i grabbed a cider with just apples and vitamin c but guess i didnt read the label as good till everything was pitched.
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) is a good one, siphoning it into another container and splashing it around with a spoon works too, I've siphoned into a 1-gal water jug and shook the heck out of it, if you can do it without hurting yourself or breaking anything, shaking 2 gallons in a 6 gallon carboy with the stopper removed can do it too, you just have to find that fine balance between getting it to splash around and not having it slosh out of the carboy.
