I'm fairly new to fresco, and recently made my first batch of lime putty using Cheney's hydrated lime. It's supposed to be the high Calcium version of lime. I let it sit for about a month and then made some intonaco with it. It seemed awfully sloppy and wet, not creamy like I remember from class. I was scooping it out from as low into the bucket as my trowel would go, so it's not like I was just skimming off the top. Could anyone tell me what I did wrong? Did I not add enough lime to the water when I first made the lime putty?

Thanks for the help!