Hi guys,
I pitched exactly 12 days ago, and it took a good 48-72 hours for my yeast to get into full swing. It bubbled nicely (about 1 bubble every 5 seconds, in a one piece airlock, 1 gallon batch) up until now.
The recipe was simple really, 1 gallon water, 3lbs honey, two teaspoons of Tronozymol nutrient/energizer, a bit of cinammon, and Wyeast Dry Mead yeast.
Over the past 48 hours, they have been getting noticably slower, and last night I sat and watched it for a few minutes - it hasn't moved even a millimetre on the airlock since then.
I am slightly worried about the rather severe snow we've just had. I've tried my best to keep the room it's in at a level 20ºC (that's 68ºF for you Americans!), but perhaps at night it's been getting a little chilly. I still doubt though it's got to any lower than 58ºF.
I understand mead has a primary fermentation where the airlock will show alot of activity, but after about two weeks will then slow to just 1 bubble every 30 seconds or so. However, I'm worried as to whether my ferment is stuck as nothing seems to be happening at all.
I do not have a hydrometer reading of the OG, but simple maths indicates it was around the 1.085 mark. I took a hydrometer reading today, which comes out at pretty much 1.000 flat. Surely the fermentation can't be done in 12 days... Right?
I decided to rack it into a new carboy, and give it a teaspoons of nutes/energizer again to see if I can will up any activity in the airlock. Not a peep.
I'm really a bit puzzled, it smells right, santized well. I really can't believe that it would be finished this fast.
More yeast, perhaps?
Cheers for the help guys, I'm a bit puzzled!
I pitched exactly 12 days ago, and it took a good 48-72 hours for my yeast to get into full swing. It bubbled nicely (about 1 bubble every 5 seconds, in a one piece airlock, 1 gallon batch) up until now.
The recipe was simple really, 1 gallon water, 3lbs honey, two teaspoons of Tronozymol nutrient/energizer, a bit of cinammon, and Wyeast Dry Mead yeast.
Over the past 48 hours, they have been getting noticably slower, and last night I sat and watched it for a few minutes - it hasn't moved even a millimetre on the airlock since then.
I am slightly worried about the rather severe snow we've just had. I've tried my best to keep the room it's in at a level 20ºC (that's 68ºF for you Americans!), but perhaps at night it's been getting a little chilly. I still doubt though it's got to any lower than 58ºF.
I understand mead has a primary fermentation where the airlock will show alot of activity, but after about two weeks will then slow to just 1 bubble every 30 seconds or so. However, I'm worried as to whether my ferment is stuck as nothing seems to be happening at all.
I do not have a hydrometer reading of the OG, but simple maths indicates it was around the 1.085 mark. I took a hydrometer reading today, which comes out at pretty much 1.000 flat. Surely the fermentation can't be done in 12 days... Right?
I decided to rack it into a new carboy, and give it a teaspoons of nutes/energizer again to see if I can will up any activity in the airlock. Not a peep.
I'm really a bit puzzled, it smells right, santized well. I really can't believe that it would be finished this fast.
More yeast, perhaps?
Cheers for the help guys, I'm a bit puzzled!