My First Batch

[Dend78]

personally I stir 1-2 times a day, normally just once a day though when i check the gravity and temp, are the strawberries in a bag or floating free?

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

They are in a straining bag

 

[Dend78]

yeah i say stir once, and give the bag a good squeeze every day



***disclaimer***
Not all information given by this person can be taken as correct he to is still using training wheels and still falls off and cries like a little girl from time to time

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

OK, I took a look at it and there's foam starting to form on top and I can still hear the crackles so sounds like its going well, should I take an S.G. test everyday? Or every other day?

 

[Dend78]

your choice on that, i like to check every day for notes, so i can compare later on, so it looks like

date, temp, gravity, other notes

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

My kit and my wine

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

I have 2- 6 gallon Carboy, 2- 5 gallon Carboy, 1- 3 gallon Carboy, 2- 7.9 gallon primary fermenters, auto siphon, wine thief, air locks and bungs for all, 3- hydrometers, all kinds of chemicals, and etc.

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

Day 0: 1.086 S.G.

Day 1: 1.070 S.G.

 

[Dend78]

looks like you are well on your way to full blown addiction welcome to the club we are here to help and if necessary drink any and all of your wine that doesnt taste good to you

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

Haha yea ill be adding plenty more when I get back from my deployment

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

My strawberry wine is taking off like crazy!!! I walk into the garage and it sounds like a huge bowl of rice crispies going off, I walk over there, lift the lid a little and I see a lot of foam, I moved a little out of the way with my stirring spoon and it look like my stuff was on a low simmer!

 

[dralarms]

That's the ticket. Lol

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

The wine has a funny smell, doesn't exactly smell like strawberries anymore

 

[Dend78]

it will change up and smell differently, as long as it doesnt smell like rotten eggs you should be good to go

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

No rotten egg smell, kinda hard to explain,

 

[Dend78]

yeah im getting a strong smell from my pear wine i just started, ive been through several different wines and none have smelled like this, my wife is complaining hahah

 

[CoastalEmpireWine]

Haha mine isn't yet, I checked my S.G. and its down to 1.042, my yeast are having a party. It's fizzing so loud I can hear it about 6 ft away

 

[Dend78]

awesome thats what you are shooting for, congrats you are making wine