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Can you ferment wine in the fridge, i thought it would stop at a lower temperature?

Yes it is still fermenting but it is well below the neck of the bottle, where it widens out. Could take another 0. 5 of litre of liquid

I have just put my red currant wine in the primary fermentor, added campden tablet and air lock. However the level is a lot below the neck of the bottle. Can I top it up, and if so at what stage and with what, water, grape juice concentrate?

Is it normal for it only to be 80 after 3 days?

Thank you. I have taken out the bag but just taken reading and it is only 80. Do i just keep fermenting in the bucket?

HI John- yes it did! thank you. However I popped in on day 2 on a heat pad for a hour as it was dropping to 18 and forgot to take it off so it did get up to 36+ for over 5 hours. But the yeast still is bubbling so hoping it is ok. My recipe says to remove after 3 days and then transfer to the...

HI I am making red currant wine for the first time and I have a cheesecloth straining bag in the mixture. But some pips have escaped. Am I ok to put all the liquid through a sieve or a nylon bag to catch the pips or will it also catch the yeast that is still fermenting. I am on day 3 so my...

I don't understand about sg. Why do you need to take a reading to start with if you only need to make sure it's 1000 when you finish?

So you think having the lid on shouldnt make a difference? I'll give it a bit longer then. Thankyou. If it doesn't work can i add more yeast?

Its a red bordeaux yeast if that helps... I tried putting the bucket in some boiling water in case it was too cold to get yeast going but then got worried it may get too hot so took it out again!

Hi thank you for your reply the yeast is just sitting there still on the top. Even when i stir it is still just sitting there

Hi I have started my first go at Red currant wine but it isn't fermenting after 7 hours. One article said it could be because i had the lid on the plastic bucket when waiting for the Camden tablet to work (before adding the yeast) so the gasses couldn't escape. I only have 4.5l in a 3 gallon...

Hi I have started my first go at Red currant wine but it isn't fermenting after 7 hours. One article said it could be because i had the lid on the plastic bucket when waiting for the Camden tablet to work (before adding the yeast) so the gasses couldn't escape. I only have 4.5l in a 3 gallon...