no bubbles in air lock in peach wine

[mersydo]

maybe i didn't have enough peaches to start with, but everything went great in the primary fermenter ( s.g. readings were just what is recommended ). then when i transferred to the carboy, i only had enough liquid to fill the bottle 3/4ths full. may have made other mistakes ( ie should i have taken the airlock off to stir it, did not have in a dark room, ?? ). bottom line, what should i do now-i'm about 17 days from the very beginning of the process. also-is it ok to suck the tube to begin the siphoning process, or do you need something more sophisticated?

 

[smurfe]

What was the gravity when you transfered it? Or more important, what is it now?

 

[Tom]

If you measure the gravity it should be around .990. Then the wine is finished. Rack and stabilize.

 

[cpfan]

also-is it ok to suck the tube to begin the siphoning process, or do you need something more sophisticated?

Many people employ the suck-on-it method of siphon starting. Personally I use a Fermtech Auto-Siphon. I have the high-speed large size for transferring, and the small size for bottling.

Steve