I followed a recipe in Wine Makers Recipe Book. The strawberry one. I did a 5 gallon batch, but added 1 extra pound of strawberries. I waited 24 hours, pitched the yeast. Have been gently stirring daily. I always sanitize the plastic spoon, ect. It's been almost 48 hours and the yeast hasnt kicked in yet. No foam, SG is still 1.090. It has a funny smell to it. Any suggestions?
Joe
Maybe. I normally don't add any sulfite at the beginning if the fruit is clean. Assuming you're working in an open top fermenter, try sprinkling dry yeast over the surface. Don't stir it in until it's actually going - maybe
8 hours later.Of course this is all academic if it's finally kicked off by now.
Tom S
took the SG reading a few hours ago.... 1.070. guess the yeast just took a bit to get started, and the strainbag filled with 18.5 pounds of strawberries is not permitting the foam to appear at the top?
Joe
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