I may have a stalled fermentation - 5 gallons of juice at 1.006 using s-04 that may be because the temp got too cold. It's currently in secondary (probably shouldn't have racked it without checking gravity). I upped the temp and have stirred up whats left of the yeast. My question is: if the rest of the sugar doesn't ferment out, can I pitch a fresh starter at high krausen to try and get it going again? I plan on giving it a month before checking it again, but am just curious of my options. I am going to bottle carb, which I did once last year with excellent results (the cider fully fermented before bottling), and have no intention on back sweetening - I like my cider dry.
Possible Stalled Fermentation
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Take it slow. You may be done. I use S-04 and only hit 1.004. If the secondary is over 60 Deg. for a couple of weeks and the S. G. doesn't budge just go with it.
Don't add any more yeast unless you are dead set on a drier cider.
Don't add any more yeast unless you are dead set on a drier cider.
It doesn't sound stuck- it sounds finished! Or nearly so. Don't stir it up and oxidize it and ruin it- it's fine!
