one week and SG at .0994

[icevapour91]

I forgot to add yeast nutrient and SG is low, is this wine still drinkable or worth trying to add nutrient if so how long do I wait? How do I know its fermenting

 

[Bossbaby]

what was your starting s.g. ? the fermentation should be done. Was it bubling and foaming a bit until now.??

 

[Johnd]

I forgot to add yeast nutrient and SG is low, is this wine still drinkable or worth trying to add nutrient if so how long do I wait? How do I know its fermenting

If it fermented to .994 without nutrients and didn’t get stinky, then it didn’t need nutrients. If your SG remains at .994 three days in a row, celebrate, you’re done!!

 

[Bossbaby]

Yes, get it into a carboy with an airlock sooner than later..

 

[Bossbaby]

what type of wine is it?

 

[hounddawg]

yep, airlock it, what was you SSG?
Dawg

 

[icevapour91]

what type of wine is it?

Its a wine kit, Merlot

 

[bjoll001]

I forgot to add yeast nutrient and SG is low, is this wine still drinkable or worth trying to add nutrient if so how long do I wait? How do I know its fermenting

The wine is done fermenting at that SG. If you add nutrients, you'll feed organisms that will ruin the wine. Do not add. Get in carboy and time for aging.

 

[Johnd]

Its a wine kit, Merlot

Most decent kits come with the appropriate amount of nutrients already added to the must. Unless you switch to a nitrogen grubbing yeast, you shouldn’t need to add nutrients to most decent kits.