none wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I was just wondering, if I notice my Ale starting to slow in fermintation
> after the first 4 days, is it ok to add additional honey or starch to get it
> going again. I am concerned that I did not add enough starch to the must
> when I prepared the Ale this time. I used oats and boiled the starch out of
> them and removed the solids using a strainer. Last time when I prepared a
> Simple Mead my brew stopped boiling after the first 5 days but when I tasted
> it it was very mouthwashy so I went ahead and racked it any way since it had
> a kick to it. This time my Ale that I am making stopped bubbling after only
> 4 days and i do not want to rack it because when I smelled the Ale it did
> not have a very strong alcohol scent to it. That can't be good. Please help
> me here.
>
> Thanks.[/color]

Firstly, you can't boil the stacrh out of oats...the starches need to be
converted to sugar by enzymes. The usual way to do that is to mash the
oats with some pale malt. Also, I see from anopther message that your
temps are 78F...that's WAY to high to make good beer. I'd just give up
on this batch and go to [url]www.howtobrew[/url] to get an idea of how you should
do it the next time.

--------->Denny
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