Druss
Mead Magician
Hi everyone, I have a gallon of mead that seems to be coming to the end of its fermentation (hardly any bubbling at all from the airlock, maybe one every ten minutes or so) but when I took a SG reading, it was 1070. I didn't get an OG (made it before buying a hydrometer) but according to my calculations it should now be about 14.5% ABV, I'm not sure if this has killed off the yeast, if its simply slowed right down or if my calculations are wrong.
I used five jars of Asda Smart Price honey (425g jars), one orange (chopped) and a dozen raisins, water to one gallon (boiled the honey in the water as per the recipe) all of which have been in the demijohn for nearly a month now. I used Vinclasse wine yeast, activated it before pitching and when it got underway it was bubbling like crazy.
Hopefully someone on here will know what to do, if it has finished is there any way to make it...less sweet?
I used five jars of Asda Smart Price honey (425g jars), one orange (chopped) and a dozen raisins, water to one gallon (boiled the honey in the water as per the recipe) all of which have been in the demijohn for nearly a month now. I used Vinclasse wine yeast, activated it before pitching and when it got underway it was bubbling like crazy.
Hopefully someone on here will know what to do, if it has finished is there any way to make it...less sweet?