Trouble Getting False Wine Started

[K_M_Creations]

We made up a batch of Raspberry/Blackberry wine and racked off into a carboy last week. We thought it might be a good idea to re use the slurry to make a batch of false wine. After topping off with fresh water (@75F)and adding sugar and other ingredients we noticed some fermentation occurring but noticed it had stopped a couple of days later. We thought we could remedy the situation and get the fermentation going again by adding some yeast...but that was a couple of days ago now, and we still don't notice anything happening. Does anyone have any advice as to what we should do to get it going?

Temperature has been steady in the range of 70-75F and the SG has only dropped .010 in the last 5 days.

Thanks!

 

[Arne]

Try getting some nutrient in it, stir the heck out of it and get some oxygen in there, and maybe up the temp 5 degrees or so. Arne.

 

[K_M_Creations]

Thank you

Thanks, we will try that!

 

[K_M_Creations]

Thank you so much for your advice, although we weren't clever enough to raise the temperature, we added yeast nutrient and have been stirring vigorously a few times a day. We noticed quite a few more bubbles in the mixture now and have seen a few fruit 'burps' SG hasn't moved yet but hopefully it will in the next couple of days Besides stirring to add oxygen do you think an aquarium air pump would do the same thing?

 

[robie]

Thank you so much for your advice, although we weren't clever enough to raise the temperature, we added yeast nutrient and have been stirring vigorously a few times a day. We noticed quite a few more bubbles in the mixture now and have seen a few fruit 'burps' SG hasn't moved yet but hopefully it will in the next couple of days Besides stirring to add oxygen do you think an aquarium air pump would do the same thing?

An air pump would be overkill and would not be good for the yeast. The air you stir in is enough. Once SG gets down to about 1.040, keep wine/yeast from all oxygen.

 

[K_M_Creations]

Thank you

That's great advice,

Thanks