EDIT: I corrected the gravity readings.
I'll keep this as short as possible.
I received WineExpert's Select Special Chocolate Raspberry Port Dessert Wine as a gift for my birthday. Barcode 629181028131 . I followed the directions best as possible.
Starting Gravity: 1.127
I fermented it down to 1.014 after a week, and checked the gravity one more time at 1.014 four days later (0.004 below chart). I added the Chaptalisation(sugar) pack, which raised the gravity to 1.030. I let it sit 7 days, and checked the gravity at 1.024. A week later it held at 1.024, (0.006 above chart), so I racked to secondary. It got down to 1.022 and has held for 34 days. The chart says that it needs to be less than 1.010 before I add the sorbate, and chocolate raspberry mixture. What is going on to keep it from getting down? It has been 76 degrees for the last month.
The Directions Suggested Values for Dessert Wine:
Starting S.G.: 1.128-1.133 Actual 1.127 Time To Reach: 0
Pre-Chaptalisation Gravity: <1.020 Actual: 1.014 Time To Reach: 11 Days
Pre-Racking S.G.: <1.018 Actual: 1.024 Time To Reach: 14 Days
Pre-Stabilizing S.G.: <1.010 Currently: 1.022 Time To Reach: 40 Days
Finishing S.G.: 1.015-1.025
I'll keep this as short as possible.
I received WineExpert's Select Special Chocolate Raspberry Port Dessert Wine as a gift for my birthday. Barcode 629181028131 . I followed the directions best as possible.
Starting Gravity: 1.127
I fermented it down to 1.014 after a week, and checked the gravity one more time at 1.014 four days later (0.004 below chart). I added the Chaptalisation(sugar) pack, which raised the gravity to 1.030. I let it sit 7 days, and checked the gravity at 1.024. A week later it held at 1.024, (0.006 above chart), so I racked to secondary. It got down to 1.022 and has held for 34 days. The chart says that it needs to be less than 1.010 before I add the sorbate, and chocolate raspberry mixture. What is going on to keep it from getting down? It has been 76 degrees for the last month.
The Directions Suggested Values for Dessert Wine:
Starting S.G.: 1.128-1.133 Actual 1.127 Time To Reach: 0
Pre-Chaptalisation Gravity: <1.020 Actual: 1.014 Time To Reach: 11 Days
Pre-Racking S.G.: <1.018 Actual: 1.024 Time To Reach: 14 Days
Pre-Stabilizing S.G.: <1.010 Currently: 1.022 Time To Reach: 40 Days
Finishing S.G.: 1.015-1.025