I'm relatively new to wine making. On my 5th Winexpert kit.
2 questions:
The primary temperature was too high. It started at 75 degrees and went up to almost 79. I applied cold towels and a fan and slowly brought it down and reached 73 on the fourth day, and the SG went to 1.000. I racked it into the secondary on the 4th day, and have moved it to a cooler cellar. What do you think this will do to the taste? Should I throw it out?
Secondly, the kit did not have the package of bentonite, so I bought some at the local brewshop. I noticed in the lees after racking a lot of black sand looking stuff on the bottom. Is this normal? I didn't notice it in my earlier 4 kits.
Thank you for any tips and suggestions.
Phil
2 questions:
The primary temperature was too high. It started at 75 degrees and went up to almost 79. I applied cold towels and a fan and slowly brought it down and reached 73 on the fourth day, and the SG went to 1.000. I racked it into the secondary on the 4th day, and have moved it to a cooler cellar. What do you think this will do to the taste? Should I throw it out?
Secondly, the kit did not have the package of bentonite, so I bought some at the local brewshop. I noticed in the lees after racking a lot of black sand looking stuff on the bottom. Is this normal? I didn't notice it in my earlier 4 kits.
Thank you for any tips and suggestions.
Phil