How to boost fermentation speed?

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rafaelsims

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Jun 11, 2026
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Hello,
I currently have two batches going—a cyser and a cranberry melomel, with the cranberry starting about a day before the cyser. The melomel is fermenting significantly slower. The last time I made a cranberry melomel, it was still fermenting two months after it began.

Is there any way to speed this up, or could this be a pH issue?