Howdy Folks! I've once again come back for some of the boundless SP knowledge you all possess!
I had let my SP ferment to near completion and then racked it to a carboy to ferment dry (~0.995 SG). At this point, very little CO2 was being generated out of the top.
I degassed the hell out of it (by hand!) in 3 minute bursts, every 10minutes, for an hour or so. (I didn't rack it at this point, fellow at the wine store said it wouldn't make much difference) Once it was degassed I added 1 tbsp of sorbate and 1/4 tsp kmeta. Mixed it in well. I let it sit for 24 hours and noticed that there was no more CO2 or bubbles of any kind being released without me agitating it. (and the agitated ones looked and smelt like the kmeta)
At this point I back sweetened with 4 packs of concentrate, then added sparkolloid. This brings me to my question....
Now, ~12 hours later, I can see a small fine sediment on the bottom of the carboy, which I'm assuming is a result of the re-entrained dead yeast and the sparkolloid. However, there are also a small amount of CO2 looking bubbles heading to the surface! Has my fermentation restarted? Can I stop it before it starts gobbling up my backsweetener and taking off?
I had let my SP ferment to near completion and then racked it to a carboy to ferment dry (~0.995 SG). At this point, very little CO2 was being generated out of the top.
I degassed the hell out of it (by hand!) in 3 minute bursts, every 10minutes, for an hour or so. (I didn't rack it at this point, fellow at the wine store said it wouldn't make much difference) Once it was degassed I added 1 tbsp of sorbate and 1/4 tsp kmeta. Mixed it in well. I let it sit for 24 hours and noticed that there was no more CO2 or bubbles of any kind being released without me agitating it. (and the agitated ones looked and smelt like the kmeta)
At this point I back sweetened with 4 packs of concentrate, then added sparkolloid. This brings me to my question....
Now, ~12 hours later, I can see a small fine sediment on the bottom of the carboy, which I'm assuming is a result of the re-entrained dead yeast and the sparkolloid. However, there are also a small amount of CO2 looking bubbles heading to the surface! Has my fermentation restarted? Can I stop it before it starts gobbling up my backsweetener and taking off?