Fermentation ... how long ?

[JIMLITTLEDEVIL]

When making wine or cider, is there an average time the fermentation process should take?

Some brews have bubbled away for 5 days then gone completely flat and other have bubbled away for 10 days plus.

I usually use around the same ammount of sugar in the gallon ie 1.5 kg

The room temp is always roughly the same 23 - 25 c during the day. 18 to 20 c during the night.

Any help would be great

Cheers

Jim

 

[Moley]

When making wine or cider, is there an average time the fermentation process should take?

Yes, anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.

Some brews have bubbled away for 5 days then gone completely flat and other have bubbled away for 10 days plus.

Just because it looks completely flat doesn't mean that nothing is happening - use your eyes, ears, nose and hydrometer.

I usually use around the same amount of sugar in the gallon ie 1.5 kg

F*CK! - That's giving you an OG of 1.125 without taking any other ingredients into account

The room temp is always roughly the same 23 - 25 c during the day. 18 to 20 c during the night.

Try to find a shaded corner which keeps around 18-20°C all the time.

 

[JIMLITTLEDEVIL]

Cheers for your help Moley.

My calculation of "sugar in the gallon" does take into account all the hidden sugars from other ingredients.

I usually brew wine and unusual flavour type drinks.

Im working on perfecting a Rum style drink about 18.5 % ABV to be consumed neat !

A cider and black drink and some of the nice tea's are also on the go. Cider will be around 6% and the tea wines around 13 % to 18 %

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Jim

 

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