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ok, thanks for the help.

The ambient temperature is at exactly 74 F, so I'm pretty sure temperature is not the issue. So there's sugar in the must... why isn't the yeast restarting the fermentation when I added it on the 1/2 gallon sample?

Ok, I'll take that into consideration on my next batch... but for now, how can I restart the fermentation process?

thanks CPFan... Ok, so I can still get about 5% more alcohol, but I tried restarting the fermentation in a separate 1/2 gallon on must and it didn't start... I even added some sugar to a different 1/2 gallon and it didn't start either. I added some of the yeast I was working with to a small...

Its new. Bought it less than a week ago... And the instructions specifically says it measures wine alcohol content.

I got the meter today, so it is brand new. It did cost me 5 dollars though... cheap. It does specifically say it measures wine alcohol content.

Actually the problem with the hydro was something else... I did not have the meter when I had the original must, so I had to take some of the 9 day old must and heat it slightly to evaporate the ethanol... it worked. After cooling down, the hydrometer said it had 0 ABV. However, when I dipped...

Nice... so I got wine in less than the painful month! I actually did do that, I got about a pint of the must and added about a spoonful of sugar, then added about 3 grams of the same yeast... it did not start fizzing. Just to make sure the yeast was good, I added the other 3 grams to sugar...

Yeah I had some trouble understanding :) so... did a full fermentation go through? In a week? Is there any way I can restart the fermentation? I do feel there is a small amount of alcohol that is missing.... maybe I can top it off... If I can start a fermentation with such high levels of alcohol.

Hello, I am kinda new to wine making and am having some problems with my second batch... I put 10 grams of Lalvin EC118 yeast (which had already been kickstarted by soaking it in sugar water for about 15 minutes, it began fizzing) into 5.5 gallons of Welch's grape juice, with 3 cups of...