VinoAlex
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Hey everyone. I have made several of the WineXpert Eclipse kits before but my local wine shop had fresh juice that they were flying in that I decided to give a go at. The WineXpert kits all achieved the desired SG within the first 1-2 weeks easily. I am having a super slow go at the entire process here. What's going on? Is this normal?
I got the juice (Italian Cab) on Nov 1. Waited for the juice to come to 73 degrees which took a day.
Nov 2: Primary Fermentation Added 2 packets of Yeast, Oak Chips, Initial SG 1.105
Nov 6: Check SG 1.046, stirred
Nov 10: Secondary Fermentation from bucket to carboy removing oak SG 1.038
Nov 11: Added yeast nutrients, 6 tbsp
Nov 17: Checked SG 1.034, stirred
Nov 27: Checked SG 1.020, stirred
Everything looks, smells, and tastes fine. Just wondering if this is normal for fresh juice and if I did anything incorrectly? Room temp is constant 73-75 degrees.I am not being impatient, just curious because this is so different than the immediate fermentation results of the kits.
I got the juice (Italian Cab) on Nov 1. Waited for the juice to come to 73 degrees which took a day.
Nov 2: Primary Fermentation Added 2 packets of Yeast, Oak Chips, Initial SG 1.105
Nov 6: Check SG 1.046, stirred
Nov 10: Secondary Fermentation from bucket to carboy removing oak SG 1.038
Nov 11: Added yeast nutrients, 6 tbsp
Nov 17: Checked SG 1.034, stirred
Nov 27: Checked SG 1.020, stirred
Everything looks, smells, and tastes fine. Just wondering if this is normal for fresh juice and if I did anything incorrectly? Room temp is constant 73-75 degrees.I am not being impatient, just curious because this is so different than the immediate fermentation results of the kits.