Recent content by colauhu

Did some further investigation and found out using distilled water is not good for yeast. Rehydrated a new sachet with tap water, and within an hour I am seeing signs of fermentation.

Hey Yooper. I just pitched the yeast this morning, so I don't currently see any signs of active fermentation, but I do see some very small bubbles along the edge, so I assume there is gas forming. I have stirred it a couple of times today, and there is fruit rising to the top. I guess I just...

Hey all, So, I went and picked 15lbs of blueberries and now they are in the primary. I followed the recipe at https://winemakermag.com/461-making-blueberry-wine-tips-from-the-pros. Here's my question. I checked the pH with a digital meter and it was 3.56 before adding anything (water, sugar...

Depends on which side of the decimal point they decide to put it on!

Lol. What's an extra zero between friends! Thanks for the reply.

Is it unusual for a wine to go through primary fermentation from 1.095 and have an SG of 0.098 in less than a week? Here's my story. I made a wine with 9 quarts of crabapple juice, and the rest of the juice was apple concentrate with water and sugar to bring the SG up to 1.095. Added the usual...