Stevieleeds
New Member
Hi All,
I've got a situation that I'm not quite sure what to do with.....
It's my first 30 Bottle kit so I'm justifiably worried!
Gone thorough primary fermentation, racked into new FV under airlock.
Day 22 it said check fermentation had stopped before continuing, SG should be .995 or less and no bubbles: SG .992 and had seen no airlock activity in about a week, so decided to proceed to "Degassing".
Racked off into a sterilised FV, added sodium metabisulphate packet and kieselsol packet. Now it says stir the wine at least 6-8 times in the next two days to de-gas. Yesterday was day 1 of 2 so I stirred the wine with a sterile spoon about 6 times, only last night it seems to have started fermenting again....bubbles through airlock every few minutes....is this normal when degassing?
Should I leave it alone for fear of oxygenating it or should I continue degassing?
Thanks!!! Steven
I should add it seems to have stopped fermenting again, and I've just tasted a spoonful and it tastes wonderful, and not fizzy in the slightest.
I've got a situation that I'm not quite sure what to do with.....
It's my first 30 Bottle kit so I'm justifiably worried!
Gone thorough primary fermentation, racked into new FV under airlock.
Day 22 it said check fermentation had stopped before continuing, SG should be .995 or less and no bubbles: SG .992 and had seen no airlock activity in about a week, so decided to proceed to "Degassing".
Racked off into a sterilised FV, added sodium metabisulphate packet and kieselsol packet. Now it says stir the wine at least 6-8 times in the next two days to de-gas. Yesterday was day 1 of 2 so I stirred the wine with a sterile spoon about 6 times, only last night it seems to have started fermenting again....bubbles through airlock every few minutes....is this normal when degassing?
Should I leave it alone for fear of oxygenating it or should I continue degassing?
Thanks!!! Steven
I should add it seems to have stopped fermenting again, and I've just tasted a spoonful and it tastes wonderful, and not fizzy in the slightest.
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