[poluto69]

I am making an organic syrah from juice pail (california) primary started at1.10 went to 1.02 racked to secondary (after 5 Days ) has been at 1.02 for two months tried nutrient after a month. tried champayne yeast after two .It doesnt taste bad or smell bad but its obviously done fermenting if i let it sit anouther two months degas it and add campden tablets will the corks shoot out later.

[milbrosa]

Have you checked to see that your hydrometer is accurate? Put it in distilled water at the proper temperature. Usually that is 60 degrees, but some hydrometers are calibrated for 68 degrees. It should say somewhere on the hydrometer. It should measure 1.000.

[cpfan]

poluto...

specific gravity should ALWAYS be quoted as 3 decimal places. This would prevent the next question....

do you mean 1.020 or 1.002?

If you don't know the difference, please read the hydrometer tutorial.
http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f5/how-use-hydrometer-newbies-16574/

Second question...what is the temperature of the wine?

Steve

[Chateau Joe]

Have you tried a yeast energizer yet? That helped me one time get a stuck fermentation to finish.

[poluto69]

yes i mean 1.002 the yeast quit before it finished i guess.The teperature is consistant 70 F

[poluto69]

is yeast nutrient any diferent from yeast energiser if the fermentation is over the yeast is finished no?