long fermentation

[GeneDaniels1963]

I started some muscadine wine back in Sept. It is still fermenting a little. This is the first time I have seen this. Its sitting right about 1.005.

 

[Coffee49]

If this is primary ferm then I would do a first racking. I had a white zinfandel that kept going after second rack so I added sorbate, seems to have quieted down.

 

[GeneDaniels1963]

Thats what I was thinking about; rack then hit it with sorbate

 

[Coffee49]

Yes 1tsp. per gallon. Any suspensions from sorbate will be left in the vessel once racked again.

 

[GeneDaniels1963]

I stabilized it and backsweeted it with some homemade white muscadine syrup. It is a touch cloudy, but my wife (who likes very sweet wine) says it is the best I've made.