I am making my 1<SUP>st</SUP> batch of wine and since I lack experience I have some questions. I am making a three gallon batch of Elderberry wine. Here is my time frame so far. Do these numbers look normal.
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Started on 11/15/06
11/16 Added Yeast
11/17 Stirred
11/18 Stirred
11/19 Stirred
11/20 Stirred
11/21 Stirred and test = 1.050
11/22 Stirred and test = 1.030
>> Is it normal to drop .020 in one day?
11/22 The recipe said when it reached 1.040 to move it into the secondary container. So I racked the must into the secondary container.
The recipe said to test it again in 3 to 4 weeks and it should read between 1.010 to 1.000 then add crashed Camped tablets.
11/24 I thought I better test it again since it dropped 0.20 in 24 hours the last time I tested it. Well it tested 1.050 the 1<SUP>st</SUP> time and I drained it and tried it again and it tested 1.000. I repeated my test two more times and it read 1.000.
Should it have dropped that low?
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Started on 11/15/06
11/16 Added Yeast
11/17 Stirred
11/18 Stirred
11/19 Stirred
11/20 Stirred
11/21 Stirred and test = 1.050
11/22 Stirred and test = 1.030
>> Is it normal to drop .020 in one day?
11/22 The recipe said when it reached 1.040 to move it into the secondary container. So I racked the must into the secondary container.
The recipe said to test it again in 3 to 4 weeks and it should read between 1.010 to 1.000 then add crashed Camped tablets.
11/24 I thought I better test it again since it dropped 0.20 in 24 hours the last time I tested it. Well it tested 1.050 the 1<SUP>st</SUP> time and I drained it and tried it again and it tested 1.000. I repeated my test two more times and it read 1.000.
Should it have dropped that low?