NMI
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I started a 6 gal batch of Welch's wine on 10/1/17. I used Lavlin 71B-1122 for yeast. I tried fermenting in the primary like one of the recipes I found said. It was messy. I apparently didn't write down the S.G. on this one. It's been fermenting away since October, no issues. Took off like a rocket.
It never finished, it started to slow down, but not to the point that I got to racking it. It's been in a cool closet since October. Might have been a bit cooler than ideal (low 60's possibly). We had a warm up this past week and it foamed up (1/4" ring of foam + active bubbles) and started bubbling like crazy. I sampled it and the gravity was 1.20. It has no funky smells. The other wines in the same closet seem to be doing fine. I have a 5 gal batch of chokecherry that is slow also, but not as slow as the Welch's.
What should I do? Move it to a warmer spot? Add more yeast? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!
It never finished, it started to slow down, but not to the point that I got to racking it. It's been in a cool closet since October. Might have been a bit cooler than ideal (low 60's possibly). We had a warm up this past week and it foamed up (1/4" ring of foam + active bubbles) and started bubbling like crazy. I sampled it and the gravity was 1.20. It has no funky smells. The other wines in the same closet seem to be doing fine. I have a 5 gal batch of chokecherry that is slow also, but not as slow as the Welch's.
What should I do? Move it to a warmer spot? Add more yeast? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you!