Hello friends,
On March 26 I started a traditional which recipe was:
Honey + water in order to have 10gal with OG = 1.110
Around 300g of raisins
10g of nutrients and 10g of energizer at pitch, same dose in the following day (I lost the 1/3 break, so didn't add any other nutrient)
1 packet of 71b (rehydrated)
Well, I kept it open until it was around 1.050 and then airlocked it. Did my best to aerate it, but its hard to shake a big and heavy 10gal carboy...
It started very well and was going down fast. When it reached 1.030, things got REALLY slow and have been so far (15 days from now), only going to 1.016.
I see it is fermenting, as I can see small bubbles rising and CO2 forming daily (There is foaming everyday when I degass it).
I understand that 71b has a tolerance of around 14% and a drop of 94 points gives us only 12.5%...
I believe it may be a pH issue so I've ordered a pH meter, but it will be a while until it arrives, so what should I do until then? Can I blindly add Calcium Carbonate (potassium carbonate is really hard to come by in Brazil) without the risk of off-tastes? Should I just STFU and have some goddamn patience?
I believe its too late for any nutrient addition, right?
Is repitching something you would do if this was your mead?
Thanks!
On March 26 I started a traditional which recipe was:
Honey + water in order to have 10gal with OG = 1.110
Around 300g of raisins
10g of nutrients and 10g of energizer at pitch, same dose in the following day (I lost the 1/3 break, so didn't add any other nutrient)
1 packet of 71b (rehydrated)
Well, I kept it open until it was around 1.050 and then airlocked it. Did my best to aerate it, but its hard to shake a big and heavy 10gal carboy...
It started very well and was going down fast. When it reached 1.030, things got REALLY slow and have been so far (15 days from now), only going to 1.016.
I see it is fermenting, as I can see small bubbles rising and CO2 forming daily (There is foaming everyday when I degass it).
I understand that 71b has a tolerance of around 14% and a drop of 94 points gives us only 12.5%...
I believe it may be a pH issue so I've ordered a pH meter, but it will be a while until it arrives, so what should I do until then? Can I blindly add Calcium Carbonate (potassium carbonate is really hard to come by in Brazil) without the risk of off-tastes? Should I just STFU and have some goddamn patience?
I believe its too late for any nutrient addition, right?
Is repitching something you would do if this was your mead?
Thanks!