From 1.080 to .998 in 6 days

[Tonypr24]

Guys my fermintation wine went from 1.080 to .998 in 6 days...is there something wrong? I thought that this process would be longer. I this normal or should i change something or is it done and ready to the 2nd fermentation?

 

[DoctorCAD]

Its done when the SG is stable for more than 2 days.

 

[williec30]

Guys my fermintation wine went from 1.080 to .998 in 6 days...is there something wrong? I thought that this process would be longer. I this normal or should i change something or is it done and ready to the 2nd fermentation?

how many measurements (and days) in a row have you recorded .998?

 

[Tonypr24]

1st day of fermentation it was 1.080 and I left it untouched until the 6th when I noticed it stopped bubbleling. I took a measurement and it was .998 What happened to 1.010??? According to the kit instructions I should have gotten 1.010 to switch it to 2nd fermentation but it went all the way thru to final reading .998

 

[etp777]

Go ahead and move it over, nothing wrong with that

 

[Yooper]

I've had it happen to me, too! I like to rack to secondary when the wine hits 1.020-1.010, usually about day 5, but sometimes it just goes blazing by that and finishes up. I've had some that went to .990 in just a couple of days!

Go ahead and rack to the secondary. It'll be fine!

 

[Tonypr24]

Thank you guys

 

[Yooper]

Thank you guys

You're welcome!

(And I'm sure you meant "guys" in the sense of not really a guy, right?! )

 

[etp777]

Heh, be nice Yooper, Tony's new and may not know.

 

[Yooper]

Heh, be nice Yooper, Tony's new and may not know.

Well, that's true. But................if you look at your profiles, you both are also listed as "female", so maybe we're all girls here!

Just messing with you Tony- you can call me a guy and it doesn't hurt my feelings one bit!

 

[etp777]

Heh, maybe I should fix that.

 

[Tonypr24]

Sorry Yooper...I didn't mean anything by it...thanks for the reply.

 

[JarrodH]

Heh, maybe I should fix that.

Its what your profile is set to by default. I noticed that not too long ago. It would be funny to see how many people have it set that way.

 

[Tonypr24]

Hello

I just noticed that i am missing some sterilizer from my air lock and found out that it has been dripping into the wine.. I say about less than a tsp has gone in the wine. I still think it was protecting the wine from outside bacteria getting in so I am not worry about that but I am worry about the sterilizer...Should I throw the wine away? How bad is this stuff for you?

 

[Yooper]

What are you using in the airlock for sanitizer? If it's metabisulfite, one-step, or star-san, it's fine. Maybe pull it off and fill it with cheap vodka, just to be sure you don't get more sanitizer into the wine.

 

[Tonypr24]

It was Sodium Metabisulfite...

 

[etp777]

No worries at all then, tony.

 

[Tonypr24]

I am making a red wine and I am on my 2nd fermentation...is it normal to have what it looks like white stuff at the bottom and on the side of the container...I think is bad but before I throw it away i am looking for advice.

Thanks

 

[LakeErieBrew]

Don't throw it out, it's fine.