u/Easy-Pomegranate266

Hello r/mead ! I am a fairly new mead maker and I’ve run a batch that im somewhat confused by.
Let’s start with the specifics
1 gallon batch started 8/9/26
3lbs of orange blossom honey
1 gram of fermaid k at the start of fermentation and 1 gram three day later
Starting brix of 30
Using d47 yeast

I decided to see where it was at today it’s just shy of totally dry at this point however what has me thrown off is that this batch smells very much like stale beer ? Is this normal ?
At this point I’ve done 4 batches and I’ve not experienced this at all.

Any advice would be extremely helpful

Ok so I’ve been trying to troubleshoot a strange issue where my throughput on the web client appears to be dropping to zero and then back to normal every few seconds.
I have had my ISP replace my ONT and run new fiber to my house (third party installer installed incorrectly) I have replaced my SFP module and the issue still persists. Is my dream machine on drugs or am I looking for an issue that does not exist ?
The throughput drops don’t appear to effect service at all so it’s really more of a minor annoyance