I have made 2 batches of kit wines with great success. I am currently making a 4 week kit Green Apple Riesling wine. I have done everything the same as before but this time I am having issues.
I started primary fermentation Sunday (May 29th) and have been following the instructions without any deviations. This morning (day 7) my SG was 1.020, so I gave the must a stir, lifted my primary fermenter pail to the top of my washing machine [yes, I home brew in my laundry room] and left it there until I could rack the wine into the carboy. This evening (approx 10-12 hrs later) when I opened the pail to siphon into my carboy, there was/is a VERY strong smell of yeast (more than just the typical fermentation smell) and a thick-ish layer of fermented yeast on top of the must (it looks and smells like bread yeast when you activate it before making a dinner rolls).
I have only used the products included in the kit and the brand is the same as the previous 2 kits I used before. What do I do?? I have not done anything yet (except scour the web for an answer)...
I started primary fermentation Sunday (May 29th) and have been following the instructions without any deviations. This morning (day 7) my SG was 1.020, so I gave the must a stir, lifted my primary fermenter pail to the top of my washing machine [yes, I home brew in my laundry room] and left it there until I could rack the wine into the carboy. This evening (approx 10-12 hrs later) when I opened the pail to siphon into my carboy, there was/is a VERY strong smell of yeast (more than just the typical fermentation smell) and a thick-ish layer of fermented yeast on top of the must (it looks and smells like bread yeast when you activate it before making a dinner rolls).
I have only used the products included in the kit and the brand is the same as the previous 2 kits I used before. What do I do?? I have not done anything yet (except scour the web for an answer)...
