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TIL that skipping the yeast nutrient in my meads makes them ferment slower but taste way sweeter and better.
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rose_hart316mo ago
Check the final gravity on those meads. If fermentation stalls without nutrients, you might just have a lot of leftover sugar, not better flavor. Stressed yeast from low nutrients can make funky tastes over time. I learned this the hard way with a batch that tasted sweet at first but turned weird after a few months. Proper nutrition helps yeast finish clean and stable.
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caseyw126mo ago
Stressed yeast making funky tastes is no joke. I had one batch that smelled fine at first but ended up with this weird, cheesy note after six months. Splitting nutrient additions makes a huge difference, like adding some at the start and more when the sugar drops by half. It keeps the yeast happy so they don't quit early and ruin your drink.
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