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Oh now I understand what you mean about obvious! I made a starter with the new yeast in 92 degrees water and a tsp of sugar to try to get my fermentation going, and the yeast puffed way up! So exciting! My previous yeast must have been the problem or else I killed it with the temperature. I put...

Excellent, I'll put lots of yeast in 90 degree water with a tsp of sugar and a cup of must, make sure it foams up (?) And add it, and stir the fire out of it. Thanks guys!

Now it's 72 hours and not even a foam or bubble or anything. Just juice. Do I add yeast again?

I made a little starter but didn't add sugar and didn't really know what I should expect so I don't, in retrospect, know if the yeast was good. Because the weekend is coming and the homebrew store is only open certain hours, if there is still nothing going on, what is my next step? Put in some...

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It has been a little over 32 hours since I added the yeast and sugar to my very first (strawberry) wine mix and it looks kinda pitiful. Maybe foamy but not bubbly. the specific gravity has not changed. My recipe is 19 gal fresh strawberries that had been frozen and thawed, (put in a brewing...

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It has been a little over 24 hours since I added the yeast and sugar to my mix and it looks kinda pitiful. Maybe foamy but not bubbly. the specific gravity has not changed since yesterday. New item by Allison Holt My recipe is 19 gal fresh strawberries that had been frozen and thawed 10lbs...

I am making my very first batch of wine, which is my first step into any fermented creation . Im making Strawberry wine and the recipe calls for 5 tsp of yeast nutrient for 5 Gals. (I'm making 5 gallons). | just added the yeast & sugar and realized I bought maybe the wrong kind of yeast...