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Just took my sg after 2 months of brewing. 1.020. What's going on here? It has cleared, almost completely. It is now a rosy pink, definitely more of a blush. Should I pitch more yeast? Or just add my favorite bottle of vodka and call it done?

You're a genius sir. All it needed was some additional warmth. I put the Carboy under a black sheet in the sun and left it for a few days and it's bubbling like crazy now. Now the waiting game!

Bump for boredom.

Well now I just feel like an ass. Lol. So it's normal that all fermentation has ceased in two weeks? Seems kinda short. Should I degas and age? Thanks yooper!

Went over to my buddies house with a 2L bottle of the extra gallon from my 6g primary into 5g secondary difference and apparently I have a SG of 1.3 fml. How is that even possible?

I used a champagne yeast to be safe. I simply multiplied your recipe to get 5 gallons out of it. With two spoons of acid added for a little tart. I'm amazed at how I can screw up such a simple process. I'm embarrassed to admit that I have a biology and microbiology degree :/ Two weeks...

Lol thanks for the clarification! So if the SG is still > 1 what then? Pitch more yeast? There was a nice amount of solids on the bottom of the primary if that says a thing. Could I have choked the yeast by having too much sugar? Is there such a condition? Heres the batch in secondary.

So I just racked to secondary after two weeks in the primary. Tasted a bit, extremely carbonated and sweet. Fitted the airlock and no action at all for 10 hours. Do I need to add some more yeast or is 2 weeks enough time for all the alcohol to have been produced and I should let it sit? The...

Have to bump this thread as I just started a 6 gallon batch. 4 years ago this was my first recipe I attempted and so far it has been my best. Currently I am enjoying the last 10 bottles of cranberry concentrate which I made with this same recipe but substituted grape juice for a generic...

Not a single bubble. What now? Rack and re yeast? Should I try to boil the batch and start all over?

The batch started at 1.030. Should I wait a few days and add a new packet of yeast? Should I hold a ceremony for the fallen yeasties?

I couldnt find a set of directions for a cranberry wine. So I used a combo of apfelwein and the welchs wine in the recipe section to be honest. I only used a half tsp of acid blend. Is that bad? Should I dilute with H20? Its only my 2nd batch ever lol.

When I put it all in the primary I boiled a pot of water and mixed in 3lbs of sugar with it so I kicked up the sugar content a bit. Im at work now but when I get home later Ill throw a ballon over the air lock for a hour and see if it starts to inflate. Thanks for helping to set me at ease :)

I bought a few bottles of Cranberry juice from the $.99 store last week. I carefully read the bottles, they did not say "No preservatives" but the ingredients were only Cranberry juice, H20, and ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). I added my sugar, nutrient, and acid blend. Waited over night with my...

Ferment twice as fast? Or does it throw off the taste of wine? Just wondering, the GF picked up two packets of the same red star yeast by accident and I dont think the yeast will last long enough for our next batch in the fridge and I hate to see it go to waste :)

thank you!

LOL wow. Thank you ma'am. My pops says it's older than me anyway. 22 years today as a matter of fact. Happy birthday me.

huh it says 7. Lemme goodle it. Sorry I'm so lazy, the pc is dead and I'm doing all my research on a iPod lol

found a old plastic 5 gallon jug in the shed. Just wondering if anyone was using one as a primary? Search yielded nothing.

I have been looking around the net and havent really found anything but college kids making kool aid wine :drunk: Does anyone use drink mixes to add flavor before consumption? I was thinking of making a hard lemonade but dont want it to end up too tart which some people encounter after primary.