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another question- the store forgot to include a second package of potassium metabisulphate and i just finished the second rack. would it be okay if i went back to the store tomorrow and just added it a day later?

Should I wait for 1.020 or just wait for it to stabilize at a reading? How long would you expect that to take from now?

Oops, didn't see that there were extra pages I could have read after the first one...still figuring this site out. Makes sense, thank you!

Haha okay, thanks for the encouragement! I'm super glad this site exists! :h

Okay, sounds awesome, will do. I didn't :( I probably could have/should have done more research before starting the whole process, but I was excited and just followed the instructions, which told me to take the first reading after a couple days.

Haha, the way that bucket was behaving during those 15 minutes, I figured something like that might happen!! I wonder why the instructions didn't say to drill a hole in the top of the bucket to fit an airlock... If I just left it open a crack instead is there too much risk of bacteria and...

I think my picture has to be approved before it shows up. The kit is the Vinifera Noble Riesling.

this was on the first day when we were mixing everything

I used the big white plastic bucket that came in my starting kit, it holds about 25 litres, so I figured that was the right one to use because it should yield about 23 litres of wine. From what I gather from the instructions, the primary fermentation is supposed to happen in there, and then I...

do SG readings tend to go up or down during primary fermentation?

Hi everyone! I have a few questions, seeing as everyone is posting about the lack of quality from the Mosti instructions. I'm making their Riesling. I started on Tuesday, January 3rd. We left the big white bucket with the lid on, but unsealed. Today, Saturday, January 7, I followed the...