yeast nutrient ?

[grizzlyi99]

I HAD STARTED MAKING MY FIRST BATCH EVER OF STRAWBERRY KIWI WINE. IN THE RECIPE I USED IT CALLED FOR SOMETHING CALLED SUPER YEAST FERMENTOR. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS THERE WAY OF SAYING TO ADD A YEAST NUTRIENT.I HAVE ALREADY DONE THE PRIMARY FERMENTATION AND ADDED THE MUST TO MY SECONDARY FERMENTOR WITHOUT ADDING ANY YEAST NUTRIENT. MY QUESTION IS: CAN I ADD THE NUTRIENT DIRECTLY TO THE SECONDARY FERMENTOR, ADD IT WHEN I RACK THE MUST IN THREE WEEKS, OR IS IT TOO LATE TO ADD IT AT ALL? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.Edited by: grizzlyi99

 

[Wade E]

What is the SG now? Welcome Grizzly, We are here to answer all questions at almost any time of the day. Is this your first wine?


Edited by: wade

 

[grizzlyi99]

1.090

 

[Wade E]

You can absolutely add it now! I just didnt want you adding it if it was almost done.

 

[grizzlyi99]

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY.

 

[masta]

grizzly,

I think you meant 1.009 if you already transferred to a carboy and if the primary went ok I would say adding nutrient now isn't really needed since the fermentation is almost complete.

 

[grizzlyi99]

I HAD JUST TRANSFERRED TO THE CARBOY YESTERDAY EVENING. MY ORGINAL SG WAS 1.060. I ADDED SUGAR TO BRING IT UP TO 1.090 AS PER THE DIRECTIONS I HAD FOR MAKING THIS WINE.AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG HERE?

 

[masta]

No...sorry bout that and yes please go ahead it now as wade said....I didn't know you were doing a chapitalization in the secondary.

 

[jobe05]

No...sorry bout that and yes please go ahead it now as wade said....I didn't know you were doing a chapitalization in the secondary.

Whats he doing in the secondary???

Is that Legal?

 

[Wade E]

Thats going to be very high output fuel your making. Where did you get
this recipe. This is not going to be a early drinking wine. It is going
to have to age to mellow out that ABV%.

 

[masta]

chapitalization= just a fancy word for adding sugar to grape must during fermentation


I threw that out there to see if I would get a response...thanks jobe05

 

[Wade E]

Huh, I must have read right through it without even noticing. I had to
go back to see what the h$%^ you were talking about! Trying to trip us
up huh !