milldoggy
Well-Known Member
All,
New to wine making, been brewing for a while. I picked 5 gallons of california petit syrah juice from my lhbs. It was cold when I got it, so I opened it up and noticed it was slightly carbonated. I added some tartaric acid to drop the ph to around 3.4 to 3.6 and added 1/4 tsp of potasium metasulbite to kill the natural yeast. Covered the buckets with a sanitized towel and went away for the day. I came back last night and it was fermenting like a race horse. I added another 1/4 tsp of metasulbite. This morning it was going even crazier. I pitched my dry yeast figured it can't hurt.
Did I do something wrong. Was I fighting a loosing battle with the natural yeast since they alreay reproduced? Should I worry or just sit back and enjoy the ride and hope the natural yeast are good ones.
New to wine making, been brewing for a while. I picked 5 gallons of california petit syrah juice from my lhbs. It was cold when I got it, so I opened it up and noticed it was slightly carbonated. I added some tartaric acid to drop the ph to around 3.4 to 3.6 and added 1/4 tsp of potasium metasulbite to kill the natural yeast. Covered the buckets with a sanitized towel and went away for the day. I came back last night and it was fermenting like a race horse. I added another 1/4 tsp of metasulbite. This morning it was going even crazier. I pitched my dry yeast figured it can't hurt.
Did I do something wrong. Was I fighting a loosing battle with the natural yeast since they alreay reproduced? Should I worry or just sit back and enjoy the ride and hope the natural yeast are good ones.