OLDsheepHumper
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Three days ago i started some pineapple wine.
i used 5 gallons of 100% pineapple juice, about 12 cups of corn sugar and the green packet of redstar wine yeast. i also added yeast energizer and pectic enzyme. for the first two days the airlock was going crazy! i opened the bucket up and stirred it every 24 hours those first two days and i had a lot of foam that initially died down after stirring for a few minutes. i came home today on day 3 and the airlock was still. watched it for a full minute and no bubbles at all. i opened it up to take a look and it smells pretty strong. it still looks pretty thick and hazey yellow like before primary fermentation. tastes like malt liquor (i would compare it to a pineapple flavored md 20/20 taste and smell-wise) i know high abv% kills yeast but is it possible that i reached that in only 2 1/2 days? and it still tastes pretty damn sweet. i didnt use the hydrometer before fermentation and i fear that not making sure my sugar content wasnt too high may have ruined this batch. i was really hoping for a good pineapple flavor but this taste like really alcoholic kool aid, ick!. has the fermentation stopped here or can i do something to kick things up again? any advice would be appreciated.
i used 5 gallons of 100% pineapple juice, about 12 cups of corn sugar and the green packet of redstar wine yeast. i also added yeast energizer and pectic enzyme. for the first two days the airlock was going crazy! i opened the bucket up and stirred it every 24 hours those first two days and i had a lot of foam that initially died down after stirring for a few minutes. i came home today on day 3 and the airlock was still. watched it for a full minute and no bubbles at all. i opened it up to take a look and it smells pretty strong. it still looks pretty thick and hazey yellow like before primary fermentation. tastes like malt liquor (i would compare it to a pineapple flavored md 20/20 taste and smell-wise) i know high abv% kills yeast but is it possible that i reached that in only 2 1/2 days? and it still tastes pretty damn sweet. i didnt use the hydrometer before fermentation and i fear that not making sure my sugar content wasnt too high may have ruined this batch. i was really hoping for a good pineapple flavor but this taste like really alcoholic kool aid, ick!. has the fermentation stopped here or can i do something to kick things up again? any advice would be appreciated.