Stuck ferment I think
Stuck ferment I think
PLEASE dont chastise me yet, I made 3 gallons of rhubarb wine a few weeks ago, put in fermentation bin with brew heater and like a twat forgot to get the sg,,,, yep I know !!!!, went on holiday for 9 days , when I got back the fermentation had ceased and sg was 1010, so I thought it had stuck as it tasted dry, so I made a starter fermentation and added it with half kilo of sugar to the wine to try to get it moving again but nothing happened, Do I keep it and let it clear or dump it,,,,, open to suggestions thanks ian
Re: Stuck ferment I think
Don't dump it.
Re: Stuck ferment I think
How does it taste? It is recoverable.
Re: Stuck ferment I think
it tastes ok , just not sure of abv, will allow it to clear over next few months
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Re: Stuck ferment I think
An FG of 1010 for a rhubarb wine seems high to me, it would be fine for a beer. What was the anticipated alcohol content, and the alcohol tolerance of the yeast? Could the former have exceeded the latter?
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Re: Stuck ferment I think
Does it taste dry? Tbh of its OK, that's good enough. Make sure when you store it...
a) it's in glass or stainless &
b) make sure it's topped up and there is minimal air space.
Keep tasting our. It's a terrible job, but someone had to do it
Re: Stuck ferment I think
i am laying on the floor with a big grin looking at stars,,,, I think its ok !!!!!!!!
Re: Stuck ferment I think
Your started early