dmodic
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Hi
I recently purchased two 1 gallon liquid fruit base concentrates from Vintner's Best (wanted a cheap and easy "utility" wine for the house). I was expecting these to be simple, and easy. However, even with following directions to a T, fermentation is ridiculously slow for primary. I started at OG of 1.080 (10%) and after about a week and a half I am at 1.055 - 1.060 gravity in each of the 2 5 gallon batches (blueberry and raspberry). I have made numerous wines from fruit and juices and lots of beer, and have never had a fermentation behave this way. I even pitched new yeast after 72 hours of "nothing".
Anyone else have issues with these? Anybody have any thoughts? I can say that every day or so I mix with drill mixer, and I get a crap load of bubbles rise up (about 6 inches or so). Weird...
If anybody has some wisdom here, that'd be great. Thanks. I attached a pic of what I bought.
I recently purchased two 1 gallon liquid fruit base concentrates from Vintner's Best (wanted a cheap and easy "utility" wine for the house). I was expecting these to be simple, and easy. However, even with following directions to a T, fermentation is ridiculously slow for primary. I started at OG of 1.080 (10%) and after about a week and a half I am at 1.055 - 1.060 gravity in each of the 2 5 gallon batches (blueberry and raspberry). I have made numerous wines from fruit and juices and lots of beer, and have never had a fermentation behave this way. I even pitched new yeast after 72 hours of "nothing".
Anyone else have issues with these? Anybody have any thoughts? I can say that every day or so I mix with drill mixer, and I get a crap load of bubbles rise up (about 6 inches or so). Weird...
If anybody has some wisdom here, that'd be great. Thanks. I attached a pic of what I bought.