Recent content by wll10441

Unfortunately I don't have any tools to measure the must directly, as sad as that it is. However I do live near Florida, so temperatures are usually warm enough to not consider. After aerating for those hour increments I believe it has given the yeast enough population to start fermenting...

Very useful and much appreciated. Was looking for this answer.

I own one 6 gallon. And I thought about that. Gravity went down maybe .001 today (.139). I started to leave the bucket open for an hour twice a day yesterday and once today after stir sessions. I'm not entirely sure if this was just coincidental or if it actually worked but it's foaming A LOT...

Pictures of topic. First one is after lifting the lid. Second is after I stir.

Greetings, this is my first post here, yet not my first brew. However it is my first time brewing with no additives (diammonium phosphate, nutrient, yeast energizer, etc). In lieu of this, I added 3 organic oranges cut into 8ths(6 with the rind still attached) and 35 raisins. I used 4 gallons of...