Hi,
This is my first attempt at making wine. The kit I purchased is for a 23L batch (red wine). After the initial mixing, the S.G. was 1.083. I left the mixture in the primary fermenter for 8 days (as per the instructions in my kit). The S.G on day 8 (july 25) was 0.994. My instructions say that it should be ~ 1.000-1.010 at this point and to transfer to leave in the secondary fermenter for 10 days or more until the S.G. is below 0.995.
Can anyone tell me why the fermentation has occurred so quickly? The temeperture during primary fermentation was kept within the 21-24 degrees C range. What should I do at this point? Is the fermentation complete? Should I continue with secondary fermentation?
Thanks for your help,
This is my first attempt at making wine. The kit I purchased is for a 23L batch (red wine). After the initial mixing, the S.G. was 1.083. I left the mixture in the primary fermenter for 8 days (as per the instructions in my kit). The S.G on day 8 (july 25) was 0.994. My instructions say that it should be ~ 1.000-1.010 at this point and to transfer to leave in the secondary fermenter for 10 days or more until the S.G. is below 0.995.
Can anyone tell me why the fermentation has occurred so quickly? The temeperture during primary fermentation was kept within the 21-24 degrees C range. What should I do at this point? Is the fermentation complete? Should I continue with secondary fermentation?
Thanks for your help,