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Hey All, This is my first red kit and first WE. The instructions say 5-7 days before racking to secondary. It's day 3 and I'm at 1.010 SG which is what they say it should be in the 5-7 day timeframe. I'll transfer tomorrow but I was wondering if the WE kits typically ferment faster than the...

looks yummy but give that italian carboy a quick turn to make the lees drop down the sides :)

No not yet

Degassing is taking longer than anything else I've done but its tasting ok :P

Do you mean on the side of the carboy or uneven at the bottom? I have an italian carboy that when i clear the sediment tends to stick to the side. I just give it a gentle tap with my hands and the vibration from that makes it drop to the bottom.

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SP is in the secondary down to 1.010 now :) Strawberry Zinf is clearing now :) Good couple days hehe

Not that I've seen.... but just divide everything by 5

If it's as good as people say for me it likely wont make it past gallon jugs. Just an FYI Lon bottled it in beer bottles with the caps :)

Fermentation seems to be complete on this and there is about an inch and a half or so of sediment. Should I rack off to a clean carboy before degassing?

After fermenting a few days you aren't dealing with PA anymore because a percentage is already alcohol :P What is your SG? on most kits you are looking to get under 1.000. So give your initial and your current SG :)

edit: i misread what was being said

Just checked and mine is fermenting away nicely :)

Ill pm them to you Wade.

You'd think but there is really only 3 stores and between then only 2 kinds of yeast lalvan 1118 and 1116. None carry pH test strips or SO2 test kits. So unless I just wanna do kits, don't get me wrong kits are ok, I'm kind of limited. Hence the need for online :) I checked out...

I've googled :) But I'm looking for the tried and trusted suppliers. Thanks for you reply though :)

Hey Guys and Girls, So I'm very new to winemaking and already finding it hard to get some stuff locally. Do you seasoned veterans have any recommendations for where to shop online? TIA, Dave

I'm sure it will be if you used his exact measurements it should be 1.070 SG mine was bang onto that.

I do like your method with the exception of the fact that you can't get an accurate initial S.G. for the overall must that way.

I actually just pulled about 2 cups from the primary and pitched the yeast in it. Just looking at it in my bottle right now it seems to be taking well.