I put up a 5 gallon batch of watermelon wine Saturday morning. I'm using an old "country" recipe given to me by an elderly friend. The recipe is basically a lot of fruit, sugar and water, and doesn't call for any additives or nutrients of any sort.
I Pitched Red Star Champagne yeast on it that morning. There was no activity from it all day Saturday, but by early Sunday morning it was bubbling hard, and was still going strong when I went to bed Sunday night. I didn't check on it Monday morning before I went to work, but when I got home I saw that it had stopped dead. I asked the wife and she said she wasn't exactly sure of what time she looked in on it, but that it hadn't been bubbling all day as far as she knew. I let it sit, just to see if things might pick back up, but there was nothing happening this morning.
Looking for ideas on kick starting things again. This is my first time using this yeast, so I don't know what it needs. I was thinking maybe just giving it a stir to see if it wakes things up, but figured I'd ask here for some advice first.
Any thoughts?
I Pitched Red Star Champagne yeast on it that morning. There was no activity from it all day Saturday, but by early Sunday morning it was bubbling hard, and was still going strong when I went to bed Sunday night. I didn't check on it Monday morning before I went to work, but when I got home I saw that it had stopped dead. I asked the wife and she said she wasn't exactly sure of what time she looked in on it, but that it hadn't been bubbling all day as far as she knew. I let it sit, just to see if things might pick back up, but there was nothing happening this morning.
Looking for ideas on kick starting things again. This is my first time using this yeast, so I don't know what it needs. I was thinking maybe just giving it a stir to see if it wakes things up, but figured I'd ask here for some advice first.
Any thoughts?