Started my 1st batches of wine this October , only 1 batch is made from fruit ( pineapple chucks & bananas ) the other batches are made from 100 % juice concentrate
My learning came from taking out books at the library and visiting a few wine supply stores before getting into this so I have some basic skills on how to get things going
My main question is how long does fermentation in the secondary usually take before completed, I have batches from October 1 2018 and October 8 still making bubbles and cycling the airlock , not at a rapid pace but still active
The wine was racked off a couple times and there is just a dusting of lees in the 1 gallon jugs that I use , the wine is very clear and actually tastes good when I sampled
I Used red start premier Cuvee as my yeast and made the batches to around 18 % ABV,
Now I was wondering how long this is actually going to take before finishing and I can bottle it, one wine maker told me 3 or 4 months is not unusual for fermentation to complete it self , does that mean it can go on longer or what ....not sure because I don't have the experience yet with this craft and I like to ask questions
So I have just about 3 months on some of my batches and they are still fermenting is this normal to some of you folk....I have also read that 6 months before bottling is normal also
Any thoughts and comments are welcome , I have 24 gallons of different batches going on right now but am going to stop until I get some finished product
Thanks Half Life
My learning came from taking out books at the library and visiting a few wine supply stores before getting into this so I have some basic skills on how to get things going
My main question is how long does fermentation in the secondary usually take before completed, I have batches from October 1 2018 and October 8 still making bubbles and cycling the airlock , not at a rapid pace but still active
The wine was racked off a couple times and there is just a dusting of lees in the 1 gallon jugs that I use , the wine is very clear and actually tastes good when I sampled
I Used red start premier Cuvee as my yeast and made the batches to around 18 % ABV,
Now I was wondering how long this is actually going to take before finishing and I can bottle it, one wine maker told me 3 or 4 months is not unusual for fermentation to complete it self , does that mean it can go on longer or what ....not sure because I don't have the experience yet with this craft and I like to ask questions
So I have just about 3 months on some of my batches and they are still fermenting is this normal to some of you folk....I have also read that 6 months before bottling is normal also
Any thoughts and comments are welcome , I have 24 gallons of different batches going on right now but am going to stop until I get some finished product
Thanks Half Life