5 gallon batch smells ok and taste high alcohol. SG-1.020. 3 gallon batch smells ok and taste good and sweet. SG-1.100. 3 gallon batch seems to be ok. Can I do anything to get the high alcohol taste out of the 5 gallon batch? Maybe put half of it in another vessel and add water?
i will check hydrometer when i get home tonight in water. i will also take new SG reading. and do a smell and taste test again and let you know the results.
The temp was probally close to 75 to 80 degrees. It smells ok and taste ok. i agree i should have added yeast and sugar to the fermenter. i will know better next time. Unfortunately it will be next September before i have scuppernogs again.
No sir. i put the juice from the fermenter in the carboy and then added yeast and sugar. From the reactions i am getting that must not be correct. Here is the recipe i used.
Crush grapes and put in bucket for 9 days. i put cheescloth over bucket to keep gnats out.
Strain off juice and put in...
The reason I did it this way is because this is the way a wine recipe I found online said to do it. I am a novice. I have made wine in the past by crushing muscadines and putting juice straight in the carboy along with sugar and yeast topped off with water. Wine turned out ok. I’m just trying to...
From a hydrometer yes sir. Yes the first numbers was before fermentation began. It fizzled and worked vigorously for about a week and now it has slowed down but still putting out a bubble through the check valve on top. The 2nd reading of numbers were taken today.