Hello everyone,
I was wondering if you could give me some advice please ?
My wife bought me a book on making mead last Christmas and I’ve been mooching around your forums since and decided to take the plunge. I created my first batch on Sunday afternoon and it’s now Wednesday and I haven’t seen hide nor hair of a bubble in my airlock. Am I being too anxious or have I killed it ?
Mixed 3.5 lbs honey in a plastic bucket with ¾ gallon spring water. Added 1 teaspoon of Fermaid K and 1 teaspoon Tronozymol. Gave it a good stir. SG was 1.094. Warmed up 2 fl oz spring water and let it cool to just over 40 deg C and added a 5 gram packet of Lalvin D47. Waited 15 mins then added it to the must and stirred continuously for approx. 5 mins. Topped up to just over a gallon and popped the lid on. Batch is sitting in my study with a sheep wool wrap around the outside because it’s quite a cool room (popped a thermometer between wrap and bucket and it’s 20 deg C). Needless to say every piece of equipment was sterilized before use.
Should I leave it be, try and resuscitate, stir it every day or start again ?
Any advice/comments/ribbing would be gratefully received
I was wondering if you could give me some advice please ?
My wife bought me a book on making mead last Christmas and I’ve been mooching around your forums since and decided to take the plunge. I created my first batch on Sunday afternoon and it’s now Wednesday and I haven’t seen hide nor hair of a bubble in my airlock. Am I being too anxious or have I killed it ?
Mixed 3.5 lbs honey in a plastic bucket with ¾ gallon spring water. Added 1 teaspoon of Fermaid K and 1 teaspoon Tronozymol. Gave it a good stir. SG was 1.094. Warmed up 2 fl oz spring water and let it cool to just over 40 deg C and added a 5 gram packet of Lalvin D47. Waited 15 mins then added it to the must and stirred continuously for approx. 5 mins. Topped up to just over a gallon and popped the lid on. Batch is sitting in my study with a sheep wool wrap around the outside because it’s quite a cool room (popped a thermometer between wrap and bucket and it’s 20 deg C). Needless to say every piece of equipment was sterilized before use.
Should I leave it be, try and resuscitate, stir it every day or start again ?
Any advice/comments/ribbing would be gratefully received