JimmyDean59
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I live on Vancouver Island BC. I picked my grapes in the backyard on the 28th of August, blended them slightly in a blender after the stocks were removed and put them in my primary fermentor. I had 23 lts of juice. I measured the specific gravity at that time and it gave me a reading of 1.44 I then added 10 cups of sugar to hopefully give me a finished product of around 12% alcohol. I added 1/2 Tsp of Potassium Metabisulfite to the vat. I mixed it in and then added 1 package of brewers yeast.
I stirred the vat everyday. Yeast didn't seem to be working. I removed the skins etc and threw them out and then transferred the remaining juice to my glass carboy on the 1st of September. I added another package of brewers yeast to the top and replaced my oxygen lock on the top. Very little activity in the brew.
Today is the 4th of Sep. I stirred the carboy contents again, checked the specific gravity and it read 1.74
I still see very little activity. I made beer years ago and the brew bubbled like you couldn't believe. I expected wine to do the same. I am now concerned that my yeast still isn't working or the 1/2tsp of Potassium Metabisufite that I originally added has killed everything in the batch.
What should I do now?? Please give me some advice as to what I should be expecting or looking for. Thank you. Love the forums. Cheers
I stirred the vat everyday. Yeast didn't seem to be working. I removed the skins etc and threw them out and then transferred the remaining juice to my glass carboy on the 1st of September. I added another package of brewers yeast to the top and replaced my oxygen lock on the top. Very little activity in the brew.
Today is the 4th of Sep. I stirred the carboy contents again, checked the specific gravity and it read 1.74
I still see very little activity. I made beer years ago and the brew bubbled like you couldn't believe. I expected wine to do the same. I am now concerned that my yeast still isn't working or the 1/2tsp of Potassium Metabisufite that I originally added has killed everything in the batch.
What should I do now?? Please give me some advice as to what I should be expecting or looking for. Thank you. Love the forums. Cheers