Recent content by Eric Bertoldo

So, my s.g yesterday was .996, I told myself if it was lower this morning, indicating the yeast was still active I would attempt to step feed with a little sugar. It was .992 as of 7am. I added 1 pound of sugar ( hope that wasn't to big of a step for 6 gallons?) But according to my calculations...

And thanks for the welcome :)

No Thanks ! lol ! That sounds crazy. Is that Florida? Winds have been averaging around 15-20 here. At least on my days off..... go figure. :)

lol...... I need to find that calculator.

Thanks Paul. I think I'll try the step feeding with sugar first. I'll let you all know how it goes. :)

Thank you. I like your idea of step feeding. Ill research this technique and give it a try. I always knew my teachers where right and I would need to use math in my life at some point. lol. We'll see how it goes. Thanks again.

lol. Thanks. Here in Central Illinois the winds have been horrible. I kayak fish and am ready to get back out there. :)

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback. I'm glad to see that there still might be some hope. :) I'll give it a try and will post my results. Thanks again.

Hi friends. I am nearing the end of fermentation with a Zinfandel kit with skins. I've been making wine for aprox 4 years and I made a rookie mistake of not doing the math when I took my initial reading. I started out at 1.082. Im nearing the end (14 days as of this post) with a .996 s.g. I...