sixdoubleo
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I have a WinExpert New Zealand Pinot Noir kit in its second day of fermentation. The day AFTER mixing the kit I noticed that the water I used was distilled. This particular kit is 4 gallons juice so I added roughly 2 gallons distilled water.
I remember seeing somewhere that you shouldn't use distilled water due to the lack of nutrients and minerals. After doing some research here the recommendation is to add a yeast nutrient to the batch to replace what has been lost due to distillation. So yesterday I picked up the following, with the following mixture guidelines...
FermaidK (Fermentation Aid Potassium) : 1 tsp / 5 gallons
Yeast Nutrient (DAP) : 3/4 tsp / 1 gallon
I imagine these numbers are for batches of grapes or must from scratch, and don't necessarily apply to a kit, which I assume has been engineered to have some nutrient "built-in"?
So my question is, how much of each should I add? Since I only added 2 gallons of distilled water, should I maybe use the above guidelines on 2 gallons? Or should I just apply the nutrients assuming a full 6 gallons? What would happen if I added too much of either component?
I remember seeing somewhere that you shouldn't use distilled water due to the lack of nutrients and minerals. After doing some research here the recommendation is to add a yeast nutrient to the batch to replace what has been lost due to distillation. So yesterday I picked up the following, with the following mixture guidelines...
FermaidK (Fermentation Aid Potassium) : 1 tsp / 5 gallons
Yeast Nutrient (DAP) : 3/4 tsp / 1 gallon
I imagine these numbers are for batches of grapes or must from scratch, and don't necessarily apply to a kit, which I assume has been engineered to have some nutrient "built-in"?
So my question is, how much of each should I add? Since I only added 2 gallons of distilled water, should I maybe use the above guidelines on 2 gallons? Or should I just apply the nutrients assuming a full 6 gallons? What would happen if I added too much of either component?
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