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    Yeast not working

    Another quick question here guys, I was told if I heated my wine a little bit with a heat belt it would ferment quicker. My question is, once I put the heat belt on, should I leave it on for the rest of the fermentation stage or should I take off and put back as needed to keep a specific temp...
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    Yeast not working

    Thanks for the input guys, I did indeed bought a hydrometer and got the guy at the wine store to show me how it works. He said to transfer the wine into the carboy once the specific gravity hits 1.01. And there is a sizzle going on when you put your ear to the pail. He also said to replace...
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    Yeast not working

    Steve, I didn't have the tool to measure specific gravity, when I checked the temp of the wine wine, it was around 20 C. Say I had the S.G. tool and the specific gravity was not was it is supposed to be, how would I correct it??? Thanks, Dan
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    Yeast not working

    Racer, That's exactly what I mean, I have an airlock with the lid snapped tightly shut, and I was told after two days I should bubbling in the airlock. nothing yet.
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    Yeast not working

    The wine kit is a Selection International australian shiraz, not too sure what kind of yeast it is, I thru out the package, but it was not expired, I checked. I keep the wine on the main floor of my house which fluctuates in temp between 18 c and 21 C. Is it OK to add another package of yeast.
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    Yeast not working

    Hi everyone, This is my first time making wine and I'm already having problems on the first step. Please help. I did everything the instructions told me to do but my wine is not bubbling. I started the kit 3 days ago. I sprinkled the yeast on top of the juice and shut the lid without...
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