Bad sorbate?

[PandemoniumWines]

watermelon peach wine.. 3 months ago, g0.998, kmeta, sorbate. 2 months ago, I sweetened it. I have 2 carboys of it.

Today one carboy started bubbling. Like a 2 liter of Sprite opened an hour ago. It’s been going for a few hours.

Bad sorbate?

Happy thanksgiving!

 

[Ajmassa]

Only one way to know for sure. Put that hydrometer to use!

 

[PandemoniumWines]

Yeah I’m going to check it tomorrow... just odd it was still so long. Sorbate was only 6 months old, too

 

[dralarms]

Yeah I’m going to check it tomorrow... just odd it was still so long. Sorbate was only 6 months old, too

But how long did it sit on the shelf before you bought it?

 

[Julie]

If this was sitting put on your shelf then I would say it has gone bad plus as DrAlarms stated how long did it sit on the shelf before you bought it. You can get possibly one year if it is kept in the frigerator.

 

[Ajmassa]

But how long did it sit on the shelf before you bought it?

And to add another question: how did you have it plugged up? Was it a Solid bung, water bubbler, or waterless vented bung ?

 

[PandemoniumWines]

No way to know how long it was in the store.

It has a bung and airlock.

 

[PandemoniumWines]

The other carboy started bubbling too. That’s really weird. They’re in different locations, still for 3 months, and start refermenting on the same day.

Figures, I was just at the lhbs yesterday, too.

 

[Arne]

Look on the bright side, you caught it while still in the carboy and not when the corks started popping. Sure makes for an easier cleanup. Good luck with it, Arne.

 

[PandemoniumWines]

Just sad I added an fpac. Now I have to find a flavorful watermelon again - in December

 

[Arne]

Just sad I added an fpac. Now I have to find a flavorful watermelon again - in December

Let it get doing its thing and taste it. You might not need another fpac. Arne.

 

[PandemoniumWines]

Roughly 3 months since last rack/kmeta, snuck a taste. Fizzy, hot as hell, vaguely watermelony, and the gravity is back down to 1.002 I'd like to add more watermelon flavor and bring the ABV down, but being as how it's January, all I could find really was this -

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017FGEQ88/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Ingredients look okay? The only thing I wasn't sure about was "xanthan gum." Since I need to sweeten it again anyway, it seems like a winner. I did buy new sorbate.