Ok, just drove in a little while ago from an 1100 mile trip visiting relatives.
Tired and do not want to use what little brain power I have remaining to do any serious reading.
So here is where I am at.
I harvested a bunch of black Muscadines about a week before this trip.
Using a Mehu-Liisa steamer/juice extractor I reduced about 40 lbs of Muscadines to 2-1/2 gallons of concentrated liquid.
I let that cool to about 100 degree.
I took 1-1/2 gallons of liquid and added 1 gallon of water and placed in a 3 gal carboy (sterilized with potassium metabisulfate)
I added 1 package of Red Star Montrachet to that.
I placed that in my computer room (about 66-68 degrees)
I didn't note any active fermentation after the first day so brought the room temp up to about 70 degrees and the fermentation kicked in.
I dropped the room temp down to about 68 and had a nice fermentation for about a week and then had to leave for 10 days to see relatives.
It is now late, I am back and there is a slow ferm rate of about 1 bubble every 20 seconds.
I think I need to re-rack now and add 2-1/2 campden tablets. Is that correct?
I don't know much
but I know I like wine
and that may be
all I need to know.
(Ronstadt/Neville)
Thanks
Dennis
Tired and do not want to use what little brain power I have remaining to do any serious reading.
So here is where I am at.
I harvested a bunch of black Muscadines about a week before this trip.
Using a Mehu-Liisa steamer/juice extractor I reduced about 40 lbs of Muscadines to 2-1/2 gallons of concentrated liquid.
I let that cool to about 100 degree.
I took 1-1/2 gallons of liquid and added 1 gallon of water and placed in a 3 gal carboy (sterilized with potassium metabisulfate)
I added 1 package of Red Star Montrachet to that.
I placed that in my computer room (about 66-68 degrees)
I didn't note any active fermentation after the first day so brought the room temp up to about 70 degrees and the fermentation kicked in.
I dropped the room temp down to about 68 and had a nice fermentation for about a week and then had to leave for 10 days to see relatives.
It is now late, I am back and there is a slow ferm rate of about 1 bubble every 20 seconds.
I think I need to re-rack now and add 2-1/2 campden tablets. Is that correct?
I don't know much
but I know I like wine
and that may be
all I need to know.
(Ronstadt/Neville)
Thanks
Dennis