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I'm about 2 weeks into a WE Chocolate Raspberry and know that the port kits frequently stall out after chaptalization. I really babied this thing: maintained it at a steady 75, gave it some breathing room (oxygen) during the process, and made sure it got a good swirl daily to re suspend the yeast. Despite my best efforts, it's been sitting at 1.010 for 3 days. Any airlock activity is just offgassing.
Since I've also heard that the full fpack is way too sweet, do you think I have a chance at pouring off half of it to make a starter, then pitch that in the hopes of restarting fermentation? I'd still have the other half as backup.
Or, do I throw in the towel and just backsweeten it to my target FG, sacrificing some of the raspberry/chocolate flavor? I'd rather not botch a good kit.
Feb. 2 Update:
Found another thread on this topic in the Kit section: Stalled Chocolate Raspberry Port
I'll just add half the f-pack, wait a couple weeks to check the taste, and go from there. If I don't need to add more of the pack, I'll try to ferment the remainder down at low temperature to preserve more of the flavor/smell. If it works out, I may add it to the bulk of the port. After all, no sense in letting it go to waste.
Since I've also heard that the full fpack is way too sweet, do you think I have a chance at pouring off half of it to make a starter, then pitch that in the hopes of restarting fermentation? I'd still have the other half as backup.
Or, do I throw in the towel and just backsweeten it to my target FG, sacrificing some of the raspberry/chocolate flavor? I'd rather not botch a good kit.
Feb. 2 Update:
Found another thread on this topic in the Kit section: Stalled Chocolate Raspberry Port
I'll just add half the f-pack, wait a couple weeks to check the taste, and go from there. If I don't need to add more of the pack, I'll try to ferment the remainder down at low temperature to preserve more of the flavor/smell. If it works out, I may add it to the bulk of the port. After all, no sense in letting it go to waste.
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