Hello All,
This is my first batch of mead and I think I may be encountering a problem. Here is all my notes.....
10 lbs of Clover/Wildflower Honey
3 gal Poland Spring Water
2 tsp Wyeast Nutrient
5 g Lalvin EC-1118
3 Jan 2005
-Heated 1 gal of water to simmer 10 minutes
-Heated Honey slightly to ease pouring and added to the pot
-made sure all the honey was dissolved
-removed from heat
-poured must into primary
-then added 2 gal of water and Wyeast nutrient
-started yeast as per instructions
-pitched at 77F
-aerated
-SG 1.106
-closed lid
Airlock was bubbling away within 24 hours
Waited.....
til Jan. 25
Racked to secondary with a sg of 1.050...temp was 66F
Waited and waited
11 April - racking again
-now my sg is 1.050 at 75F
This is where I am now
Would this be considered a stuck fermentation? I still was seeing tiny bubbles in the carboy earlier today, as i have since the beginning....I thought the EC-1118 would have been alot faster than this. So now I am thinkin I messed up somewhere.
Maybe I just didnt have enough nutrients in it perhaps?...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Berg
This is my first batch of mead and I think I may be encountering a problem. Here is all my notes.....
10 lbs of Clover/Wildflower Honey
3 gal Poland Spring Water
2 tsp Wyeast Nutrient
5 g Lalvin EC-1118
3 Jan 2005
-Heated 1 gal of water to simmer 10 minutes
-Heated Honey slightly to ease pouring and added to the pot
-made sure all the honey was dissolved
-removed from heat
-poured must into primary
-then added 2 gal of water and Wyeast nutrient
-started yeast as per instructions
-pitched at 77F
-aerated
-SG 1.106
-closed lid
Airlock was bubbling away within 24 hours
Waited.....
til Jan. 25
Racked to secondary with a sg of 1.050...temp was 66F
Waited and waited
11 April - racking again
-now my sg is 1.050 at 75F
This is where I am now
Would this be considered a stuck fermentation? I still was seeing tiny bubbles in the carboy earlier today, as i have since the beginning....I thought the EC-1118 would have been alot faster than this. So now I am thinkin I messed up somewhere.
Maybe I just didnt have enough nutrients in it perhaps?...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Berg