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I think I killed my yeast!

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Shisa Senseii

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May 9, 2022
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Hello anybody and everybody,

I just started learning how to make mead this most recent weekend, and I think I've already killed my yeast.

I have a 1-gallon jug of traditional honey mead and a 1-gallon jug of Apple Juice being turned into hard cider.

Both of my jugs were fermenting beautifully with bubbling airlocks for 4 days. I was using a space heater in order to maintain a proper temperature, and I think I turned the setting too hot or set the jugs too close because both the mead and cider stopped bubbling completely on day 5. The water in the airlocks looks to have lost all pressure, and the top of the liquid inside the jug is flat with no bubbling at all.

Is this normal, did I kill the yeast, and can I save it if I killed the yeast?
 
You don't give many details. Temperature? What type of yeast you used?

And, I'm guessing you don't have a hydrometer?

So, without any info, it's hard to make a guess.

Both batches could have fully fermented in 4+ days. Or, you could have killed off your yeast :-/

You can either try adding some yeast or try tasting them and seeing what they are like? If they are acceptable, as is, bottle and go on with life.
 
Agreed that you really need a hydrometer to have an idea where it's at to know if it finished fermenting.
 
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