I have read some posts, but have been told over and over, that I need to give more specifics, as in recipe, etc. I don't have a cold area to crash it.
I don't want dry mead
I (more like my hubby) is worried that it hasn't settled yet.
So, I am making a very basic mead.
should yield 5 gallons of Mead
15# honey (we used 12#blackberry and 3# wildflower)
4 gallons water – 1 at room temp. 3 cold in the fridge
2 tsp. yeast nutrient
1 tsp. yeast energizer
2 pkts. Yeast (Lalvin 7lb-1122)
the first hydrometer reading was 1.110 that was the day of creation (9/10/11)
The 2nd hydrometer reading was 1.010 that was 14 days later (9/24/11) day of racking
Because I had it in a 6.7gal carboy, there was about 7inches of air. I didn't know that too much air at the top was bad until I read some posts here, so for that, I thank you!
So, we re-racked to a 5 gallon carboy. There was still 4.5 inches of space at the top, so we put more honey slurry at the top to make it 2.5"
As we re-racked, we took a hydrometer reading it was 1.002.
So, I have a multitude of questions, but the main ones are
1. how long should it take to clear?
2. Should I take a hydrometer reading each week or two until I bottle?
3. is this batch a lost cause?
I don't want dry mead
I (more like my hubby) is worried that it hasn't settled yet.
So, I am making a very basic mead.
should yield 5 gallons of Mead
15# honey (we used 12#blackberry and 3# wildflower)
4 gallons water – 1 at room temp. 3 cold in the fridge
2 tsp. yeast nutrient
1 tsp. yeast energizer
2 pkts. Yeast (Lalvin 7lb-1122)
the first hydrometer reading was 1.110 that was the day of creation (9/10/11)
The 2nd hydrometer reading was 1.010 that was 14 days later (9/24/11) day of racking
Because I had it in a 6.7gal carboy, there was about 7inches of air. I didn't know that too much air at the top was bad until I read some posts here, so for that, I thank you!
So, we re-racked to a 5 gallon carboy. There was still 4.5 inches of space at the top, so we put more honey slurry at the top to make it 2.5"
As we re-racked, we took a hydrometer reading it was 1.002.
So, I have a multitude of questions, but the main ones are
1. how long should it take to clear?
2. Should I take a hydrometer reading each week or two until I bottle?
3. is this batch a lost cause?