Arne
Senior Member
I have had 6 lb. of honey sitting around for a long time. Decided it was time to use it. Wanted to make a 3 gal batch, but after reading on here seemed like the 6 lb. mite be a little weak. So used the 6 lb. in 2 gal. The s.g. came out to 1.090 which I thought was a little low. Made up another gal. with sugar to 1.092. Makes enough for my 3 gal. carboy. Got it going yesterday, and the ferment started off good. Was going to flavor it, but the honey smelled so good, I am just fermenting plain. Has kind of an apple smell to it. Anyway this morning withoug glasses on, the ferment looked like it had kinda stopped. (The room the fermenter was in cooled down over night. ) Looking close, it was still going. When I put it in the primary, I stirred it well with my stir stick, not a drill mixer. Stuck the hydrometer in it this A.M. and like magic I had a s.g. of 1.130. Must not of got it mixed up quite as well as I thought I did. That s.g. was closer to what I thought it should be, tho. Anyway, no problems so far, just a suprise on the S.G. Now I don't know for sure what I started out with, but bet it will kinda be rocket fuel. Will update this down the road. Arne.