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all over again Bread Yeast and Methanol Question
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Remember it will take at least 8 weeks to be anywhere near ready to drink. Probably more like 10 or 12 weeks.
lol yeah i need to grow patience
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hahaha joe,
well with my checking carboy every 5mins either i become superman laser eye the mead batch or, i turn to indian guru hahaha:icon_cyclops:
well with my checking carboy every 5mins either i become superman laser eye the mead batch or, i turn to indian guru hahaha:icon_cyclops:
oops i guess i used laser eyes after all my airlock stop bubbling ???
but i can still hear noises of fermentation hmm whats going on with time table you guys told me it should still working for very long time did i done something wrong :crybaby2:
but i can still hear noises of fermentation hmm whats going on with time table you guys told me it should still working for very long time did i done something wrong :crybaby2:
The only way to know for sure is to measure with a hydrometer. If you are worried about something going wrong, your sense of smell and taste are your best tools. Smell it and taste it... Good? Don't worry.
If it still looks fizzy and you hear it too but your airlock isn't bubbling, then chances are your airlock seal isn't tight. Stick it back in the jug and quit poking it every 5 minutes 
Laser eye lol
i guess i endup with laser eye or something pierce it :icon_cyclops_ani: , i can't find where is the gas leak its tight seal even i have problem open it hehe
im @ the work atm so gonna try taste, smell and reseal and stop poking it see this time how much i can grow my patience ;D
as matter of hearing, it fizzing like cold pepsi
thats y made me wonder where all gas go no bubble on airlock ???
anyway i let u kno know how it taste this afternoon
cheers
i guess i endup with laser eye or something pierce it :icon_cyclops_ani: , i can't find where is the gas leak its tight seal even i have problem open it hehe
im @ the work atm so gonna try taste, smell and reseal and stop poking it see this time how much i can grow my patience ;D
as matter of hearing, it fizzing like cold pepsi
thats y made me wonder where all gas go no bubble on airlock ???
anyway i let u kno know how it taste this afternoon
cheers
i opened it to look if airlock clogged or not well that wasn't the case,
still fizzing didnt smell like vinegar either,
i sealed even used duck tape to ubber seal the drum,
well still no bubble i guess wait till later on, no more poking hahaha :icon_cyclops_ani:
still fizzing didnt smell like vinegar either,
i sealed even used duck tape to ubber seal the drum,
well still no bubble i guess wait till later on, no more poking hahaha :icon_cyclops_ani:
ok i change duck tape lol
while was doing that i sneak pick the must, its not clear after month and few days, smell like lemon, bit grape! weird just few raisin can change smell this much!
tried with my crappy Hydrometer "only has abv numbers on it" seems still lots of honey sugar in must, it show 0% alcohol .... meh
i test it a little, even its not finished i can say it gonna be rocket fuel
, its already super strong gonna check it in few months.
when its done i send another update + photo
Cheers and thank for all helps mead lovers here provided for first timer ppl like me ^_^
:cheers:
while was doing that i sneak pick the must, its not clear after month and few days, smell like lemon, bit grape! weird just few raisin can change smell this much!
tried with my crappy Hydrometer "only has abv numbers on it" seems still lots of honey sugar in must, it show 0% alcohol .... meh
i test it a little, even its not finished i can say it gonna be rocket fuel
, its already super strong gonna check it in few months.when its done i send another update + photo
Cheers and thank for all helps mead lovers here provided for first timer ppl like me ^_^
:cheers:
hello again,
thank you again for all helps its been 2 months and some days passed since my first experiment, here is my cloudy mead first racking http://i58.tinypic.com/21bj5ti.jpg
I wonder after how long it become clear!
should i use some sorta clarifying agent to it? or just let it age!?
as matter of taste its semi sweet yet strong bad part is it still smell like lemon bread
i wonder when that will be fix 2
so if anyone can help me on this part i really appreciate it
thank you again for all helps its been 2 months and some days passed since my first experiment, here is my cloudy mead first racking http://i58.tinypic.com/21bj5ti.jpg
I wonder after how long it become clear!
should i use some sorta clarifying agent to it? or just let it age!?
as matter of taste its semi sweet yet strong bad part is it still smell like lemon bread
i wonder when that will be fix 2
so if anyone can help me on this part i really appreciate it
I'd just let it age a while, mine sometimes take several months to clear up.
Yeast makes acidity when it ferments so maybe that's what you're describing as lemon?
If your hydrometer that only has numbers for ABV says 0%, it's probably for potential alcohol and if it says 0% then your fermentation is done and the mead is dry.
Dry meads taste bad to me. Very young dry meads taste even worse. Give it six months before you pass judgement on what it tastes like, and before you declare anything a total failure, try adding just a little honey to a glass of it and see if that improves things.
Yeast makes acidity when it ferments so maybe that's what you're describing as lemon?
If your hydrometer that only has numbers for ABV says 0%, it's probably for potential alcohol and if it says 0% then your fermentation is done and the mead is dry.
Dry meads taste bad to me. Very young dry meads taste even worse. Give it six months before you pass judgement on what it tastes like, and before you declare anything a total failure, try adding just a little honey to a glass of it and see if that improves things.
If it's gone dry and you want to add honey and you don't have stabilizing chemicals, I'd suggest you add the honey now, the yeast may continue to eat and then you'll just have to wait for it to clear all over again every time the yeast decides your backsweetening honey is a snack.
