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3274mike

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finally bought a brew belt well that makes the process faster i suggest to the new people to get one. faster wine makes me happy:D
 
finally bought a brew belt well that makes the process faster i suggest to the new people to get one. faster wine makes me happy:D

Mike:

A brew belt aids in maintaining an adequate temperature during fermentation, primary or secondary. If your thought is to accelerate the wine's development though, I suggest you reconsider. Wine takes its own time to age, so speeding the process along forces your wine to skip some steps and eliminate characteristics. For some, the preference is for the best wine they can make and they're willing to be patient to obtain that result.
 
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Thanks Tony after reading what I typed I under stand what your saying. My basement is like 62-65 degrees which leads to a very slow ferment the brew belt not sure that it made the process faster just made the ferment stronger. I could see it working more aggressively. My fingers do not always type what I am thinking.
 
Don't think of it as speeding up the process, just consider that it helps insure the fermentation finishes out well. Where fruitiness is concerned, the slower the fermentation the better. However, it will certain help when you are not doing a cold temperature fermentation.

Put it on to get fermentation going. When it gets really going (generating its own heat), turn it off. When fermentation slows again, turn it back on until the wine is completely dry. It will help finish out the wine to completely dry.
 
thanks

Thanks for all the reply and the information this is why i am on here. it makes this hobby easier with all the tips an knowledge available on this forum.
 
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