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Hi. I'm relatively new here. I started a 5 gallon batch of pear wine about 17 days ago. After the SG was about 1.040 (4 or 5 days?) I siphoned the liquid to the secondary carboy. I used a nylon bag to hold the frozen/defrosted pear pieces. Now the SG is about .995 and the taste is very bitter...

Stuck fermentation After putting the pears, chemicals and yeast starter in the primary bucket I started seeing a few bubbles after about 12 hours, then it stopped. Nothing more for the next 12 hours. I made up another yeast starter, per Deezil's recipe. In just an hour or so after adding the...

Thanks Arne and Paul. Do you recommend preparing a yeast starter? If so, is it OK to use sugar water with the yeast and nutrient, or should I use fruit juice? Don

Greetings from south Louisiana. I'm new to the forum but I have made a couple batches of wine (pear and apple) in the last few years. I'm still learning and I'm anxious to get more information from the more experienced wine maker. I do have a question. Last summer I harvested pears from a...