We started last year making our own wine out of different fruits (apples, clementines, rosehips, ....) Fermentation in the primary bucket is very aggressive, foaming a lot when stiring a couple times a day (left it there 14 days). But after we racked to the carboy it stopped fermenting. It's doing nothing now for more than two month (racking once again didn't help either). Is that normal or should we do something to get it started fermenting again, if so, what would it be?
Thanks for advice
Werner
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Droopy
No that is perfectly normal. Secondary in winmaking is better known as bulk aging. You are letting 3 tings happen. All the sugar is getting fermented out, the last few gravity points can take a long time to drop out. You are letting all the yeast, and colliodal sediment dorp out and letting the CO2 escape. And finally you are letting the flavors mature. If you bottled early assuming 1 and 2 are complete, you can have differences in the aging from bottle to bottle (although that is fairly minor)
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No that is perfectly normal. Secondary in winmaking is better known as bulk aging. You are letting 3 tings happen. All the sugar is getting fermented out, the last few gravity points can take a long time to drop out. You are letting all the yeast, and colliodal sediment dorp out and letting the CO2 escape. And finally you are letting the flavors mature. If you bottled early assuming 1 and 2 are complete, you can have differences in the aging from bottle to bottle (although that is fairly minor)
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Dar V
Werner, Do you have a hydrometer? It would help you to figure out when your primary fermentation is done. For example, I started a batch a few days ago with Montrachet yeast. Before I added the yeast, I used my hydrometer to see what my starting SG was, about 1.100. For the past few days, I've been stirring the batch and it has been bubbling and foamy. Today, I'm going to test the batch - if the SG has dropped to about 1.000 or below, I will transfer to my secondary and let it finish. If the SG is higher, then I'll let the batch sit another day or so before racking. The time the wine spends in the secondary is part of the clarifying and aging process. I will rack the batch 2-4 times over the next 8 months or so depending on how much yeast and debris collects on the bottom of the carboy. If the wine is clear, then I'll bottle at about 8 months and allow the wine to age in the bottles. Your wine sounds like it is fine, but using a hydrometer would help you to know for sure where you are in the process. Darlene
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Werner
Darlene, Thanks for your answer. It looks like the wine is fine, we racked today and checked with the hydrometer (was about 1.000). Next batch will be banana wine tomorrow, and then we will start using the hydrometer right away.
Werner
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