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Uses for stalled mead? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 weeks ago by Korhaka@sopuli.xyz to c/homebrewing@sopuli.xyz
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Got a few demijohns of mead that stalled, it's like cola for sweetness and if mixed with rum its pretty nice but otherwise it is probably like 3-4%.

What else could I use it for? I think if I drank it all I would get diabetes before I got drunk.

Some things I have tried so far: splash some in a frying pan while frying onions, along with some soy sauce. Soak sultanas in the mead and use them in a steamed syrup pudding.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry, I don't have useful suggestions, I'm just curious — what does stalled mean, and how does it happen? I made mead many moons ago and I don't remember the term from back then, so I'm wondering if I just got lucky

[–] Krusty@quokk.au 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The ferment "stalled". No activity. No bubbles. No increase in ethanol. Gravity stuck.

He added way too much sugar (honey), probably.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah too much sugar at once is the likely cause of it.

Next ferment probably going to be cider. Let the yeast recover a bit.