Hello GotMead community,
I started my first batch of mead on 7/3/17 and it appears to be complete?
Recipe:
3lbs clover honey
1tsp yeast nutrient
.5tsp yeast boost
Lalvin wine yeast 71B 1122
Water to a gallon
S.G: 1.110
Had very steady bubbling for the first 4 days and then it rapidly declined to about once a minute. I checked the gravity today and it is 1.0. Does this mean that I am done in about a week? There is still very light bubbling about every minute or so and it does not appear to be very clear although I have it in a green carboy so it is somewhat difficult to tell. Should I rack it off the yeast and let it sit for some time or keep it in the primary for a while longer? It is not sweet at all, I just wanted to do a simple mead for my first recipe, has no bad taste to it that I could detect. Thank you for any advice and help.
I started my first batch of mead on 7/3/17 and it appears to be complete?
Recipe:
3lbs clover honey
1tsp yeast nutrient
.5tsp yeast boost
Lalvin wine yeast 71B 1122
Water to a gallon
S.G: 1.110
Had very steady bubbling for the first 4 days and then it rapidly declined to about once a minute. I checked the gravity today and it is 1.0. Does this mean that I am done in about a week? There is still very light bubbling about every minute or so and it does not appear to be very clear although I have it in a green carboy so it is somewhat difficult to tell. Should I rack it off the yeast and let it sit for some time or keep it in the primary for a while longer? It is not sweet at all, I just wanted to do a simple mead for my first recipe, has no bad taste to it that I could detect. Thank you for any advice and help.