Hi there
I've just made my first ever batches of wine: blackberry and damson, and ginger - exciting!
With both, I added the campden and pectolase while lukewarm, and the yeast/yeast nutrient after 24 hours. After 5/6 days I strained through a muslin into the demijohn and fitted an airlock.
All was bubbling away quite nicely (both were bubbling about every 3 seconds). I made the blackberry about 3 weeks ago and I noticed about an inch or so of lees on the bottom, so I yesterday I racked it off as I'd heard it would affect the taste if left too long. In a mad moment I then topped it up with a bit of apple juice and honey. :-D
However, it has really slowed down - only bubbling once every 20 seconds or so.
Have I done something wrong? The hydrometer reads about 1010, but I unfortunately I don't know what it was to start with as I didn't have one then. To be honest I really don't quite understand what that number means for the finished product.
The ginger (unracked so far) is bubbling quite nicely still and reads about 1020.
Does this all sound ok...?
I've just made my first ever batches of wine: blackberry and damson, and ginger - exciting!
With both, I added the campden and pectolase while lukewarm, and the yeast/yeast nutrient after 24 hours. After 5/6 days I strained through a muslin into the demijohn and fitted an airlock.
All was bubbling away quite nicely (both were bubbling about every 3 seconds). I made the blackberry about 3 weeks ago and I noticed about an inch or so of lees on the bottom, so I yesterday I racked it off as I'd heard it would affect the taste if left too long. In a mad moment I then topped it up with a bit of apple juice and honey. :-D
However, it has really slowed down - only bubbling once every 20 seconds or so.
Have I done something wrong? The hydrometer reads about 1010, but I unfortunately I don't know what it was to start with as I didn't have one then. To be honest I really don't quite understand what that number means for the finished product.The ginger (unracked so far) is bubbling quite nicely still and reads about 1020.
Does this all sound ok...?
