Banana berry wine

[Deb C]

Hi.
i am making a banana berry wine. My sg was 1.090 and one week later it us 1.060. I used 8# bannas 6# strawberries 1oz black and red rasberries. 1cup raisins with 10.5 # cane sugar yeast ec118. Along with pectic enzyme superferment acid blend and tannin. The temp was 65-68. It was raging fermentations for 3 days then slowed down it doesnt look like it is goong to go any further. I am used to fg with wines at 98.8. Do you think it is finished or stuck. I could wait another couple days and check gravity. It is sweet any suggestions i am thinking the gravity needs to be lower. Not sure how to move forward

 

[Deb C]

Hi.
i am making a banana berry wine. My sg was 1.090 and one week later it us 1.060. I used 8# bannas 6# strawberries 1oz black and red rasberries. 1cup raisins with 10.5 # cane sugar yeast ec118. Along with pectic enzyme superferment acid blend and tannin. The temp was 65-68. It was raging fermentations for 3 days then slowed down it doesnt look like it is goong to go any further. I am used to fg with wines at 98.8. Do you think it is finished or stuck. I could wait another couple days and check gravity. It is sweet any suggestions i am thinking the gravity needs to be lower. Not sure how to move forward

So i stirred everything up and took anothet gravity test. It now is 1.042

 

[dralarms]

If there is a lot of gas your reading might be off a bit. I’d strain off enough to get a good test and put it in a bottle and shake the crap out of it to get the gas out. Then try to get Another reading.

 

[Deb C]

Thanks

 

[Deb C]

Update. I restirred and squezzed juice bag and increase temp to 70. Began fermenting again. Og 1.090 now 2 weeks out 1.002. Sweetness has reduced signifgantly and is still fermenting. It is at 11.5 abv shooting for abit more 12-4% and reduce to dry- simi sweet. It has great flavor a hint of both banana and berries. Doing good so far. Next step racking clearing

 

[Deb C]

Hi another update! Banana berry wine is doing great. Rechecked gravity now at 99.2 reracked 5-8 removed fruit pouch. Rechecking gravity today, if the same i will finish up for bulk aging. It is very dry i will back sweeten. Thinking of putting in keg to add carbonation. Currently you smell the fruit slightly taste berries on the front end and on back end the bannas. From my experience sweetening will enhance the fruit flavors. It will probably finish out at 99.- 14% abv. Thinking this will make a good wine and or wine cooler. Next challenge is clearing. Time and aging i believe will help.