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***Yooper*** · 01-03-2013, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by WilliamSlayer

Possible that I'm reading my hydrometer wrong Yooper, but I think I've been down that far a few times. Scratch that. I HAVE been below .990. (Just looked at my hydrometer), but just one notch down, meaning .988! Wow. Read that wrong at least twice in my memory of my readings. Glad you pointed that out, but it means I mislabeled the ABV on my last Syrah... :-(

I don't think it's been .988, either, to be honest. Maybe check your hydrometer in distileld water to make sure it's not reading high or low. I don't think any wine, without being distilled, will drop below .990.

WilliamSlayer · 01-04-2013, 03:27 AM

Will do. :-)

arkenbergcn · 01-04-2013, 11:42 PM

Thinking back I think I may have racked this wine too early. I had a couple other gallons of wine going that needed racked and I decided to go ahead and rack this one since I had eveything out. It was still slightly bubbling when I racked it. I guess whatever yeast is left over is now having to do the work the rest of the yeast would have done. Hopefully, the wine will stop fermenting in a few months. I am still new at this so I guess I have learned a valueable lesson :don't rack your wine too quickly.

WilliamSlayer · 01-05-2013, 09:15 AM

(Thumbs Up)

Having given yourself this great insight, now reward yourself with a nice glass of something! Cheers!

:-)