Hi all, last weekend i had a go at a blackberry mead.
I added about 3.5lb of blackberries to a fermenter and crushed them a bit.
Boiled 4ltr water and added about 3lb of cheap supermarket honey.
Once cooled a little i added a clove and a teaspoon of allspice to the water with the peel from an orange and juice from a lemon.
I added this to the berries and covered it over night to cool.
Next day i added a sachet of mead yeast, gave it a stir, re covered it and left it.
I gave it a stir every other day.
Every time i opened the lid it looked as though there was a tiny bit of bubbling but this could easily have been from liquid dripping from the lid. At no point did any bubbles form in the airlock.
I added about 1/2 a teaspoon of youngs nutrient on thursday but no difference.
I strained it into a demijon yesterday, added another 1/2 teaspoon of nutrient, fitted an airlock and left it overnight.
This morning it was still just a still liquid so i added another sachet of youngs sparkling wine yeast.
This afternoon it is still not reacting, there is the merest hint of action with a very fine froth around the neck of the bottle but not enough to displace any water in the airlock.
Any ideas on where i should go from here ?
I added about 3.5lb of blackberries to a fermenter and crushed them a bit.
Boiled 4ltr water and added about 3lb of cheap supermarket honey.
Once cooled a little i added a clove and a teaspoon of allspice to the water with the peel from an orange and juice from a lemon.
I added this to the berries and covered it over night to cool.
Next day i added a sachet of mead yeast, gave it a stir, re covered it and left it.
I gave it a stir every other day.
Every time i opened the lid it looked as though there was a tiny bit of bubbling but this could easily have been from liquid dripping from the lid. At no point did any bubbles form in the airlock.
I added about 1/2 a teaspoon of youngs nutrient on thursday but no difference.
I strained it into a demijon yesterday, added another 1/2 teaspoon of nutrient, fitted an airlock and left it overnight.
This morning it was still just a still liquid so i added another sachet of youngs sparkling wine yeast.
This afternoon it is still not reacting, there is the merest hint of action with a very fine froth around the neck of the bottle but not enough to displace any water in the airlock.
Any ideas on where i should go from here ?