0.126 SG to 0.992 SG in 5 days!

[Grape Expectations]

I don't know if this is common, but I was surprised by it.

1KG of sugar in 3800ml of orange juice (that had 16g/150ml sugar originally).

I'm drinking it now, it's dry and hitting pretty hard!

I am using Young's Super Wine Yeast High Alcohol + Nutrient + Pectolase + Bentonite. All made by Young's.

This is just the 1st bucket. I left the other one fermenting because it was lagging by about 0.5 ABV over this first one but I think in a few days there's a chance it might get down to 0.990 SG.

Folks, what happens after 0.990 SG? Is it impossible to go drier than that? Both my hydrometers end there.

 

[BigDaveK]

Not common. Not uncommon.
I've hit .988 a couple times and .986 once. I use less expensive hydrometers daily (because they're on borrowed time as soon as I get them. ) For the finish my hydrometer is a very narrow range, .980-1.010, and it's easier to read, which is nice.
As far as fast ferment? You'll have fast, you'll have slow. Yeast being yeast.

 

[ChuckD]

I typically age at least a few months so I don’t worry about the exact final gravity. But I have seen it below 0.998 before. And my record from 1.090 to below 1.000 was three days!

 

[Grape Expectations]

I blame the room then. It's at 22°C most of the time with the odd increase to 24°C. It's March, near freezing out, but I have seen the odd fruit fly hovering around it. I think I got lucky with this one.

 

[G259]

Quite a bit hot, but ok! I think that you'll get a better flavor around .090 (white), .010 (red), (or a bit lower).

 

[vinny]

Hearty yeast with good nutrient levels. I find most of my gallon batches run out in about 4-5 days. 6 gallons are usually between 8-12 days. @ChuckD I'd be interested to know if your record was a single gallon. So far for me anything 6 gallon has been a kit, and I've never been anywhere near that fast with the higher volumes.