Recent content by JR Smith

About how long for the bubbles to slow down, a week or are we talking months. I think I have a 6 gal carboy... I have another 5 gal I can rack to and the I have a 1 gal gug I can use for the access and use it, for my tasters and to top it off with. I can get a airlock for the 1 gal also...

I took a look at it tonight.. the gas is moving pertty fast through the airlock one bubble after another. There is a lot of sediment about 1/4 to 5/16 of one inch on the bottom so far. I had 2 batches of yeast going on here and I do not know how much one puts out mush less to of them. I had a...

I only have the book that came with the kit. It seems to skip a lot. It told me to stir twice a day on the primary fermanation. Live and learn. I doing this for the knowlage of how 2 do this and many other things.

The jug looks good.. The wine is thick or should i say it has good legs, and it looks good setting there. I did not taste it, and i should have. I had a lot left over and poured it down the drain. I read in the book that said I was suppost to go to secondary when it reached .040....So what is my...

ok it is a small mark off of the big 1 tada. I will rack to the big bottle in the morning. Anything I should know before i do this? everone is ready to get along with this. should I get me person to try it before I rack to secondary? . did everone have a good Thanksgiven, we went to the Crtacker...

I came down with the flu from hell... recooping now...got the wine yest in prepared a bach. put it in 4 days ago and we are at .010 and slowley moving toward the 1 We have keep it between 74 and 78 deg. It has a deep red color and looks good to me. I am getting ready to go to work around 2130 hr...

0500 hr and I am back I will go to my sight and order some now, I will take another reading a little later, got to get a nap. I have fasted for 13 days and I am going to stop and get redy to eat again. I lost my resolve last night after a bad trip. about 3 hr into the 14th day. later jr

Ok checked at 1200 hr, and got the same reading as of 2 days ago of .050. Seems to me all has stopped or al least stalled. temp had been between 75 an 78. Do I need to try to re start this. and use wine yeast this time? I will half to order some wine yeast if I do. I have some bread yeast. so...

Ok back at 2315 hr took a reading and it was .060 a change of .05. there was no foam on top. everone seen happy to help. keeping the heating pad on and at the right temp.Is there anything I need to do to this or keep on as planed. due out at 1200 hr tomorrow, will check in the morning. Thanks jr

ok sorry I did not get back with you work is getting in the way. I got in late. Had sister in law check the temp and she got it to 77.9 good girl. I did not take a sg reading. I am called out earley the morning and will not get a reading till tonight when I get back. Have a good day and thanks...

temp up to 74 and rising

ok getting back here, had to buy a thermometer, got a in out and put a lead in the bucket. got a reading of 72.4, so I bought a hot pad and put it on the bucket to raise the temp. What is the best temp to keep it at for this? Will I need to re do anything to get it going at the right speed...

I have not taken the temp of this, it is in the laundry room. I will do that and get back with you, I am sure it is 75 degrees or better even at night, My mother-in-law is always freezing so the temp is up. I will put in a thermometer to get the night reading of the room also. The foam is red in...

I tested my must last night when I got in and it marked at 1.075 up from 1.095 it has been 4 days in the primary fermentation, there is still foam on the top and a film of yeast on top. I stir the mustup 2 times a day. I am to wait till it gets to 1.050 to rack to secondary jug? Is all well here...

no I used a steamer and did not singe or cut the pears in any way. The steam caused the juice to run out, I strained it through a coffee plastic mesh strainer, after letting it set in the fridge in 3 leater water bottles for 5 days waiting on the kit. I got hardly no spines in the juice. My...