Rampage4all
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Honey has nutrients but it being a preservative they are hard for the yeast to feed on as I understand it. So adding the nutrients help keep the yeast thriving so as to not stall the fermentation.
SG 1.065 Added the nutrients today my bucket almost wasn't big enough. Major foaming! note to self add and stir more slowly in the future.
don't want to divert this thread but am I correct in that when using honey you're saying you need more nutrient to make up for using honey instead of sugar??
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On most all of my ferments, using honey or sugar, I get my origional s.g. up around 1.085 to 1.100. Add half the nutrient and energizer to the must. Let it ferment down to 1.060 or so and add the other half. As a rule, I don't have much of a problem with it fermenting down. In the winter it mite get really slow as my temps. tend to be on the low side, but they still finish out. Arne.
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