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Thanks that is what i thought just never seen such a concentrate foam before.

Started primary ferment on Merlot juice today is day 5. When i went to stir up the buckets this afternoon the top was very foamy which i am used to. But also had some greyish sediment sludge like is this normal? Just not something i am used to?

How long should i age my pinot grigio in carboy prior to bottling? My wife and I were not happy with what we bottled this year and looking to bottle this early. Not sure if there is a minimum prior to bottling or just base it on your specific gravity?

Was not a kit it was juice I purchased from a local vineyard in the finger lakes. Did you just go ahead and bottle?

Reisling sorry got this confused with another batch. Should I just bottle and chill to see if it is better when cold? Not sure I have any other choices?

Fwk?

Current obv is .992 it was quite gassy when I removed the plug after aging an extra 2 months. My issue is the flavor is very boozie tasting. This was not a kit just finger lakes Pinot grigio juice I bought last fall

A follow up to this post.. I tested the the obv and i am at .992. The flavor is still very alcohol tasting? Anything i can add to this prior to bottling or age longer? Any thoughts let me know thanks!

I was finalizing my aging and realized that my stopper blew off. Yeast is still a bit active so there is some pressure. The zip tie I was using to hold the stopper down got misaligned and stopper came off. I am not sure how long the wine has been sitting with out a cap. Looking at the wine there...

I aged the wine in my basement that was cooler obviously in the winter but now in the summer i would say 70's. Wine started at 1.098 started bulk aging when it got to 1.004. How much longer should i age a few more monthgs?

Riesling Taste prior to bottling I am prepping to bottle my Riesling that has been aging since October. The flavor has a stronger boozie taste to it. My Hydrometer is reading 1.002 and the vat has some fiz to it. Any ideas on why the flavor and steps to possibly improve?

I have just completed my 2nd fermentation on 2 wines one the specific gravity is reading .9996 and other 1.004. Do i need to add a campden tablet to kill off any remaining yeast prior to re-racking? Or should i just re-rack and set for aging? Aging the wine in a carboy should be good in my...

Started Primary Fermentation 4 days ago took my Hydrometer reading 1.001 .... I am a bit surprised by the reading seems like really quick. Staring reading was 1.076 . I have put on my air lock for secondary fermentation. Should i be concerned or just a very active yeast? I fermenting a Corot...

I have my wine juice i am currently bringing it up to room temp. A few questions prior to starting my primary fermentation... Do i need to add potassium metabisulfite to the juice to kill any bacteria before introducing my yeast? During Primary fermentation should my container be in a dark...

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