This is the second time I have tried to do the Vintner’s Harvest Blueberry fruit wine base – and I can not get it to work.<?amespace prefix = o ns = "urnchemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><O></O>
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The way the sulfite solution is made is overkill. Could have been my problem the first time.<O></O>
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The second time I just added less then ¼ tsp of potassium metabisulphite and waited a day. Before I rehydrated the yeast, I stirred the mix to free any sulfites.<O></O>
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The SG started out at about 1.095 and the next day I had a good coating of yeast on top. I stirred the must on the top and the SG dropped to about 1.090. It has now been 1 week and the SG is only 1.080.<O></O>
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The last time I tried this I transferred it to another fermenter and mixed it up to release any sulfites. I would add some more yeast & yeast energizer and I managed to get the SG down to 1.040. I ended up mixing it with some other wine I had in a carboy about 6 months latter.
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What can I do to try and get this to ferment. Could my acid blend or yeast nutrient been bad? It worked for about the first 3 to 4 days.<O></O>
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The way the sulfite solution is made is overkill. Could have been my problem the first time.<O></O>
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The second time I just added less then ¼ tsp of potassium metabisulphite and waited a day. Before I rehydrated the yeast, I stirred the mix to free any sulfites.<O></O>
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The SG started out at about 1.095 and the next day I had a good coating of yeast on top. I stirred the must on the top and the SG dropped to about 1.090. It has now been 1 week and the SG is only 1.080.<O></O>
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The last time I tried this I transferred it to another fermenter and mixed it up to release any sulfites. I would add some more yeast & yeast energizer and I managed to get the SG down to 1.040. I ended up mixing it with some other wine I had in a carboy about 6 months latter.
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What can I do to try and get this to ferment. Could my acid blend or yeast nutrient been bad? It worked for about the first 3 to 4 days.<O></O>