Honey question
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djinkc
, Sep 25 2014 03:16 PM
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#1
Posted 25 September 2014 - 03:16 PM
A couple weeks ago I missed my gravity by quite a bit and added 5# of honey to the fermenter while I was filling it. My aeration is a stirrer on a cordless drill so it should have been stirred up fairly well. Looking back the honey probably bumped it up to 1.060 or so for 10+ gallons in the fermenter. Today is 13 days and it's still bubbling. I was going to keg tonight. Temperature has been constant. Is this usual for honey to ferment out slow?
#2
Posted 25 September 2014 - 05:40 PM
In my novice experience, I'd say more info is needed. For example are you talking beer? 5 pounds of honey seem like a hugely adequate amount for a batch of beer? Might you offer a few more details.
#3
Posted 25 September 2014 - 06:44 PM
Anything other than beer generally takes a lot longer to ferment out, like mead, cider, wine, etc. So if you have made a braggot (which is a "honey beer") as it sounds, then yes, I would expect that fermentation will probably take a good 4 to 6 weeks to finish. Your patience will be rewarded.
#4
Posted 26 September 2014 - 07:36 AM
a SNA will dramatically decrease the ferment time with honey
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