Watch how far "north" you get of 15%, well fed RC 212 has a top end just above 16%.
I’m thinking I’ll get a top end of around 15.2 to 15.4% ABV.
Watch how far "north" you get of 15%, well fed RC 212 has a top end just above 16%.
Came home early from work today. We're a full week into primary fermentation. So, I went to the basement and checked in on the EM project. The temperature has dropped down to about 69* and the current SG is a touch above 1.000. The smell is good and the wine foams when stirred.
The skins no longer push 4-5" out of the wine. They're just an inch or two above now.
I think it's time to put the Amarone under an airlock and just slosh the wine daily to keep the skins wet. The ferment will slow and we'll get to the remaining 0.10 over the next week or so.
I'm surprised at the quick ferment... thought it would take a few more days to get here with chapitalization. But, I'm a happy winemaker.
http://www.thevintageshop.ca/products/fermonster.html
Here’s a video showing how to install the o ring
Question - can I use my brew belt on a fermonster? I'd like to kick this one home and the temp in the wine is down to ambient temp of 65*.
I'm 99% sure I can. It's recommended use includes better bottles and PET plastic carboys. But, better to ask.
What's the rush?
It was interesting to watch the ferment in a Fermonster. For most of this stage, the yeast at the bottom erupted like solar flares to the top where the skins were.
Not so much of a rush. But, with the cold snap we have coming and temps dropping in the carboy so quickly, I want to make sure it ferments down to 0.994 or lower. I'll keep the belt on for a day or two, check my SG, then let it be.
It was interesting to watch the ferment in a Fermonster. For most of this stage, the yeast at the bottom erupted like solar flares to the top where the skins were.
Jim,
Use the heat belt on and off, keep checking the temp to make sure it never goes too low or too high.
I'm cooking a Sauv Blanc now and placed the bucket in front of the pellet stove to warm it up but the temp was hovering 77F which is not good for a white, so there it went off to the cold floor.
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