How to Know When Mead is Done Fermenting

How can you tell when mead has finished fermentation and is ready to be bottled or drank? The short answer is that you wait for it to stop bubbling then you take several "gravity" measurements. If the readings don't change, fermentation has likely finished. However, you may want to wait until the liquid is clear before bottling. This takes additional time.

[@cogeek797]

Word to the wise. Don't drop the hydrometer in the test tube like that. Looks good for the camera but I've broken 2 doing that

[@Cup0Coffee]

Yes, I’ll use my turkey baster.. I mean wine thief… lol not sure I've seen anyone use a actual wine thief in a long time

[@evilday1218]

I do. 😢 It's a pain in the ass. In the year iv been doing this, I still haven't remembered to get a turkey baster.

[@stevenbell1888]

you gonna lose some hydrometers if you keep dropping them in like that

[@icomur825]

daaaaaaaaaaaaang 1.022 seems real high. I mean if you like the sweetness, no problem, but if it was me I'd try some nutrients or something to kick that off again, much too sweet for my blood. either way, keep it up, lookin good for a first fermentation!

[@TheAwesomeadam25]

A couple fails here. Here is the proper way to ferment.
First, you check your spgr with a hydrometer before throwing in the yeast. After pitching the yeast, wait 2 weeks (not 5. Otherwise, you could be waiting time like in the video). Check spgr. If stalled like in the video, I'd swirl it and throw in nutrients, then check again in a couple of days to see if that kicked it off. Either way, fermentation shouldn't take any longer than a month. Generally, only takes a week or two at room temp. Once spgr is stable at 0.990- 1.025 cold crash it for a couple of days and transfer it into secondary to age/clarify for a month or three. Then bottle and consumer or age longer if you desire.

[@KnowOne111]

Sounds like you should start your own channel

[@arvalb0]

I suppose wine needs to secondary ferment, I have never trusted somebody who does it to beer

[@IntegrityGames]

Opinions are like assholes, right?

[@hecker1982]

Something was a little off with fermentation. Honey should be easily fermentable.

[@bristar3273]

Nice

[@bredell...]

You're gonna break the hydrometer😂

[@arercee5528]

Probably should stabilize, either chemically or by pasteurizing, before bottling. You are still at risk of exploding bottles or a big mess with your method

[@JosephSirkinov]

Dear god stop spilling and dropping the hydrometer. We already give the government enough money

[@nrhurley117]

What happened to the dude bros?