etownmickey
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Sorry if this has been asked 1000 times, terribly embarrassed at my incompetence if I'm the first. I've spent a couple of hours searching this site and google and can't seem to find a solid answer. Maybe I just need better search terms but I'm in desperate need of help so thanks in advance if you can help me.
My first batch of Dragon Blood and I can see that I have some fermenting in my bottles
Everything went according to plan I degassed (with a vacuum), stablized with sorbate and kmeta, allowed it to clear, back sweetened it then filtered it. It seemed solid but when I went to bottle I realized I'd like a little more sweet. This is where I believe I made my mistake... I chose to back sweeten a little more using some frozen (supermarket) berry juice concentrate right before bottling. I didn't add any more k-meta or sorbate at this time. I assumed the concentrate was sterile and/or preserved and was good to go.
It's now about a week later and if I shake a bottle I can see small bubbles form in my DB. Uncorking and pouring confirms the dissolved gas as it's released.
I'm new to this so I'm not 100% certain of anything except that I messed up and I'd like to salvage this if possible.
Is it best to pour the bottles back into a carboy, monitor SG then attempt to stabilize it and re-clear at the higher SG value? Can I filter through polishing pads again and then run sterile pads to remove nasties? Should I be looking at adding more sorbate and/or k-meta? Should I spread out towels under my wine racks, contact a divorce lawyer, wait and cry?
My first batch of Dragon Blood and I can see that I have some fermenting in my bottles
Everything went according to plan I degassed (with a vacuum), stablized with sorbate and kmeta, allowed it to clear, back sweetened it then filtered it. It seemed solid but when I went to bottle I realized I'd like a little more sweet. This is where I believe I made my mistake... I chose to back sweeten a little more using some frozen (supermarket) berry juice concentrate right before bottling. I didn't add any more k-meta or sorbate at this time. I assumed the concentrate was sterile and/or preserved and was good to go.
It's now about a week later and if I shake a bottle I can see small bubbles form in my DB. Uncorking and pouring confirms the dissolved gas as it's released.
I'm new to this so I'm not 100% certain of anything except that I messed up and I'd like to salvage this if possible.
Is it best to pour the bottles back into a carboy, monitor SG then attempt to stabilize it and re-clear at the higher SG value? Can I filter through polishing pads again and then run sterile pads to remove nasties? Should I be looking at adding more sorbate and/or k-meta? Should I spread out towels under my wine racks, contact a divorce lawyer, wait and cry?