scurry64
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I know that I pitched too much yeast. I need to know how to fix this potential problem.
This is a 6 gallon pail of Chilean Carmenere. I made a starter using 10 grams of BRL97 yeast and 10 grams of Goferm. There was probably less than 2 inches of headspace before pitching the yeast. Now after about 20 hours, it looks like this. I'm afraid of what it will look like in another 24-48 hours.
Do you think I can siphon off a gallon or more of the Carmenere into a 2 gallon bucket until fermentation is complete and then recombine the 2 batches before adding malolactic culture?
I've never used this yeast strain before. I've never attempted primary fermentation with so little headspace before. I hope someone has overcome this problem before. Any suggestions?
![20160404_063814.jpg 20160404_063814.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/24/24869-339c444ec358ef772c02838ee79d7a8b.jpg)
![20160404_063836.jpg 20160404_063836.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/24/24870-3620a810eb28a599ef8de40ba1888748.jpg)
This is a 6 gallon pail of Chilean Carmenere. I made a starter using 10 grams of BRL97 yeast and 10 grams of Goferm. There was probably less than 2 inches of headspace before pitching the yeast. Now after about 20 hours, it looks like this. I'm afraid of what it will look like in another 24-48 hours.
Do you think I can siphon off a gallon or more of the Carmenere into a 2 gallon bucket until fermentation is complete and then recombine the 2 batches before adding malolactic culture?
I've never used this yeast strain before. I've never attempted primary fermentation with so little headspace before. I hope someone has overcome this problem before. Any suggestions?
![20160404_063814.jpg 20160404_063814.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/24/24869-339c444ec358ef772c02838ee79d7a8b.jpg)
![20160404_063836.jpg 20160404_063836.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/24/24870-3620a810eb28a599ef8de40ba1888748.jpg)