Recent content by Montidahobrewer

Nice Bill, I like your style!

The ferment is working 4.5 gallons saved!

Added the 1/2 gallon starter to the 4.5 and its working!

I added another cup of the juice and suddenly all the yeast and stuff started falling to the bottom like it was dying then miraculously like a superhero the EC-1118 started fighting back and fermenting again. I think this is going to work!

The starter is working great! This is exciting I wish i could post short videos of the fermentation.

I saved the leftover from racking, for no reason. This is what is left.

Got the starter going!! (Used EC-1118) I'm going to continue to add little by little in hopes it will get going. The starter is working with a cup of juice so it seems like there is hope!

Nice, there is hope!!!!! :-)

What's yeast energizer ? Product name?

Mike, I hope it does!! I have tried heating it up with a heating pad and a goose down coat wrapped around it. That makes the bubble on the air lock move a bit but still no action. I wish I could get somebody to comment on the ingredients pics I posted, maybe there are just to many...

The red spot/dye dissipated. SG under .999 and the taste is not bad :-/

I'm going to try adding pectic enzyme to this batch and see what happens. Is this considered a stuck fermentation if it never got going ? Would alchotech 48 hour super yeast get this started? The juice smells and tastes so good this would make a great wine if I could only get it going...

I racked the wine and added k1-v1116 I didn't stir and you can see in the picture the yeast stayed on the top gallon or so. I think I've lost this one :-(

Oh, I also forgot to mention this is the first batch I used campden tablets in. I crushed 2 tabs for 4.5 Gal I waited 24 hours before adding the yeast but not sure if that was correct???