2007-03-22 11:24:26 · 5 answers · asked by Jason B 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Probably one of two reasons:
You pitched the yeast when the honey/water mix was too warm thus killing the yeast. or
The wrong type of yeast. Mead needs a wine yeast, not a beer yeast. Try finding (quickly) some Montrachet wine yeast, and two portions of it. Make sure the brew isn't too hot - below 70f then chuck it in. Mead nomally takes much longer than beer or wine to ferment - up to a couple of months as opposed to a week or so, so patience is required.
Good luck!!!
2007-03-22 12:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the yeast always has a tough time with honey as the sugars in the honey are very complex for the yeast to digest.
white labs makes a mead yeast and use yeast energizer or nutrient to get it going.
I have 2 meads going at the moment and the one is like pure alcohol and I cant drink it for a few years. to harsh!
but the fementation will be very slow with the mead and will take several months to ferment
2007-03-22 19:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by 3cents 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a meadery where I live (one of very few in the US). I got some information from them -- it took them years before they had any viable product to sell. They said making meade is very difficult. Probably because honey has antiseptic properties. You need a very specific kind of yeast, and almost perfect conditions to ferment the honey.
Good luck.
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2007-03-22 12:13:04 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mead takes longer to get started and its fermentation isn't as active as fermenting beer.
Check the temperature of your carboy. If it's too cold, move it to a warmer spot.
2007-03-22 15:49:03 · answer #4 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know - Your yeast is dead?
2007-03-22 12:01:51 · answer #5 · answered by Rockin' Mel S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋