LoveTheWine
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This years batch of wine is from fresh grapes.
22.1 brix, 3.25 PH
I made a sizable starter using Andante yeast:
http://www.renaissanceyeast.com/en/products/andante
Punched down 4-5 times a day
Day 1:
crush add 30ppm Kmeta and Opti-red.
Day 2:
Superfood in the recommended dosages
Poured the starter/yeast mixture into 77f must and slowly raised the temp to 85f.
Day 3-4:
It fermented out so fast 1.092-1.010 in 2 days, I though we would have to press early! Reduced the heat in the room to slow it down.
Day 5:
heat down to 70f, SG down to 1.005
Day 6:
no change to SG, raised heat slightly, Cap still raising.
Day 7: (Today)
Heat up to 74, No change to SG, Cap still raising. Added ML Bacteria.
(SG hasn't moved in 48 hrs)
Is this officially a stuck ferment??? I have never had this happen!
Should I start the steps to re-start at this point or... Press, monitor and re-start later if needed?
I have to press Saturday (tomorrow) at the latest as my company is sending me out of town for 2.5 weeks on Sunday morning.
22.1 brix, 3.25 PH
I made a sizable starter using Andante yeast:
http://www.renaissanceyeast.com/en/products/andante
Punched down 4-5 times a day
Day 1:
crush add 30ppm Kmeta and Opti-red.
Day 2:
Superfood in the recommended dosages
Poured the starter/yeast mixture into 77f must and slowly raised the temp to 85f.
Day 3-4:
It fermented out so fast 1.092-1.010 in 2 days, I though we would have to press early! Reduced the heat in the room to slow it down.
Day 5:
heat down to 70f, SG down to 1.005
Day 6:
no change to SG, raised heat slightly, Cap still raising.
Day 7: (Today)
Heat up to 74, No change to SG, Cap still raising. Added ML Bacteria.
(SG hasn't moved in 48 hrs)
Is this officially a stuck ferment??? I have never had this happen!
Should I start the steps to re-start at this point or... Press, monitor and re-start later if needed?
I have to press Saturday (tomorrow) at the latest as my company is sending me out of town for 2.5 weeks on Sunday morning.
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