newbie questions

Mead
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making a blueberry mead. 10 lbs honey, 5 lbs blueberries, 4 gallons water… 2 sachets lalvin 76b-1122 yeast.

fermented one month…

my final grav was 1.01.

im supposed to add 5 lbs of honey and 5 lbs blueberry and go another month or two.

i racked it off the crud to a clean/sanitized fermenter… added the stuff and topped off with an additional gallon. (still have a little headspace).

will i have enough yeast since i racked to complete the process? or do i need to make a starter with anther pack and add that to it?

how much headspace is bad?

thanks

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I’d probably add more. Was the mead clear when you transferred it? If it was still pretty cloudy, you’ll probably be alright without adding. You’ll need a good gallon of headspace for the fermentation that is going to start up. To age it, you want as little headspace as possible (2 inches).