Deepregret
Member
Hi all!
So I’ve been nervously watching the ferment of my first try Traditional Mead.
I brewed it on 23/10/2018 using EC1118 yeast, and it’s OG was 1.115, it is now sitting at 1.054. It is still showing signs of active fermentation (airlock still bubbling slowly, CO2 bubbling coming up through the mead.
I was hoping it would ferment out a bit more, down to al least 1.020/030. It tastes nice but I really wanted a bit higher ABV. I didn’t use yeast nutrient as I’m one of those annoying chemical free guys...
My question is this, considering it’s been in primary fermentation for pretty much three weeks, should I transfer it to secondary or just let it go. It’s important to note that if I don’t transfer it in the next 2 days, it will have to wait for another 2 weeks until I can transfer it to secondary, due to me working away.
Will it be ok to just leave to ferment down a bit more?
Cheers!
So I’ve been nervously watching the ferment of my first try Traditional Mead.
I brewed it on 23/10/2018 using EC1118 yeast, and it’s OG was 1.115, it is now sitting at 1.054. It is still showing signs of active fermentation (airlock still bubbling slowly, CO2 bubbling coming up through the mead.
I was hoping it would ferment out a bit more, down to al least 1.020/030. It tastes nice but I really wanted a bit higher ABV. I didn’t use yeast nutrient as I’m one of those annoying chemical free guys...
My question is this, considering it’s been in primary fermentation for pretty much three weeks, should I transfer it to secondary or just let it go. It’s important to note that if I don’t transfer it in the next 2 days, it will have to wait for another 2 weeks until I can transfer it to secondary, due to me working away.
Will it be ok to just leave to ferment down a bit more?
Cheers!