slow fermentation low alcohol (day 6) help pls

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applemonkey

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Hi,
I am brewing again and i kinda just went with a few things i had around the house.but its day 6 and my airlock is still bubbling slow.my O.G = 1.070 and today its at 1.060 ......kind of weaker than i wanted.i am using redstar prem cuvee yeast,i sanitized verry well (1 cap bleach @ 1gal of water) i rinsed it verry well.
but here is what im brewing
2 gallons of black tea
1 gallon welches grape juice
1 gallon welches kiwi strawberry juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
9-10 cups of white sugar
1/2 cup of raisins (boiled and used juice from them)

i aerated it for about 6 min...
and on day 3 i added more yeast cause i thought that might help kick it up.
im stuck...what should i do.

and i didnt use anything with a preservative in it.

my other brew is 100% all welches grape and it fermenting alot better..verry fast bubbling .....(i like bubbles) :)
 
put some yeast nutrient or boil some sugar water let it cool and add it too the wine it might get the yeast going hard again...
 
Your reading might be off due to all the solids in the mix being stirred up by the yeast action.

Give it a few more days.
 
It has a lot of sugar in it, so some nutrients probably would help. Other than that, I'd take DoctorCAD's "Give it a few more days" suggestion.
 
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