My first wine kit .. did I mess it up?
The first 14 days it was in the pail .. fermenting.. with airlock.. Starting SG 1.070 (as per instructions)... I had it in my detached garage.. and durring that time .. the temperature went from 78 high durring the day .. to around 60 at night.. I had a thermometer sitting next to the pail... ( I realized after I started the kit.. having those temperature swings was NOT good.. but I felt I shouldn't move the pail once it started) ..
Day 14 came .. and SG 1.00 .. Instructions said . .996 .. Temp was around 65 deg at that time I took the reading .. I racked it anyways ... and added the rest of the ingredients.. and now its been in my basement .. (consistent 65-66 degs) in the 6gallon carboy with airlock.
My question is .. not waiting for the .996.. and the temperature swings .. will that mess up the taste of the wine .. and will that make the alcohol level less than what it should have been?
The first 14 days it was in the pail .. fermenting.. with airlock.. Starting SG 1.070 (as per instructions)... I had it in my detached garage.. and durring that time .. the temperature went from 78 high durring the day .. to around 60 at night.. I had a thermometer sitting next to the pail... ( I realized after I started the kit.. having those temperature swings was NOT good.. but I felt I shouldn't move the pail once it started) ..
Day 14 came .. and SG 1.00 .. Instructions said . .996 .. Temp was around 65 deg at that time I took the reading .. I racked it anyways ... and added the rest of the ingredients.. and now its been in my basement .. (consistent 65-66 degs) in the 6gallon carboy with airlock.
My question is .. not waiting for the .996.. and the temperature swings .. will that mess up the taste of the wine .. and will that make the alcohol level less than what it should have been?