Help Please, I started a batch of mead on 3/21/2010 and it seemed to go fine. i brewed it in two 1 gal jugs and one pint size. i went to add the nutrient to one and it foamed over so i topped off with water to keep the amount of air in the jug down. that was bottle 1
bottle two (the second gal jug) i didn't add any nutrient to and bottle three (the pint) i brewed with clove. those two seem to have completed fermentation (with low alcohol levels)
but bottle one has a growth in it. after racking the bottle off the lease i noted strings floating a little off the bottom of the jug after about a month the amount has grown to appear almost as a yeast bed however there is no bubbling from the air trap. this is the bottle that had the foam over and was topped with water. is this dead or is there a possibility that it may recover?
all three bottles have a slight battery taste to them.. but other than that none taste off.
bottle two (the second gal jug) i didn't add any nutrient to and bottle three (the pint) i brewed with clove. those two seem to have completed fermentation (with low alcohol levels)
but bottle one has a growth in it. after racking the bottle off the lease i noted strings floating a little off the bottom of the jug after about a month the amount has grown to appear almost as a yeast bed however there is no bubbling from the air trap. this is the bottle that had the foam over and was topped with water. is this dead or is there a possibility that it may recover?
all three bottles have a slight battery taste to them.. but other than that none taste off.