SP wont start

[Arne]

Put in a tube or small bottle and shake it, if it fizzes not degassed. Or try tasting it, if it is like Pepsi cola, not degassed.

 

[RodBone]

Ok thank you will do.

 

[RodBone]

Well it is 99% cleared going to let it sit till this weekend. Will it be ok to backsweeten then?

 

[scurry64]

Well it is 99% cleared going to let it sit till this weekend. Will it be ok to backsweeten then?

That's good news. When it's clear you can rack it and backsweeten. After a week you can bottle it.

 

[RodBone]

Will do thank you for all the help.

 

[Arne]

Make sure you stabilize it before sweetening. If you don't you stand a very good chance of it refermenting. K-meta and pot. sorbate to stabilize. If it referments in the bottle you are in for a treat. Lots of cleanup corks blowing and possibly bottles exloding. Arne.

 

[RodBone]

Oh yea I have already put Kmeta and sorbate in it. I been told from family that used to make wine and read here what will happen if I don’t.

 

[scurry64]

Scurry64 how is your dragon blood doing?

It's done. It looks and tastes great!
How's your SP?

 

[RodBone]

Man that looks good there, just back sweetened the sp and tasted it man it taste good. But it made it cloudy again. I made a simple syrup on the stove let it cool then added it. Will it clear again?

 

[RodBone]

What kind of bottles are those?

 

[scurry64]

Leave it alone for a week to make shir fermentation didn't start again. Hopefully it will clear in that time.

 

[scurry64]

Man that looks good there, just back sweetened the sp and tasted it man it taste good. But it made it cloudy again. I made a simple syrup on the stove let it cool then added it. Will it clear again?

Did you rack it in into a clean and sanitized carboy and then backsweeten?

 

[RodBone]

No I just back sweetened it in the carboy it was in. Did mess up by not doing that?

 

[scurry64]

No I just back sweetened it in the carboy it was in. Did mess up by not doing that?

You really should rack before you backsweeten. I imagine it will clear, but I've never done it this way before. Patience cures almost everything in winemaking. Let me know how it progresses.

 

[RodBone]

I hope so too man I hate it if I messed it up. I will let you know how it goes.

 

[scurry64]

What kind of bottles are those?

They are PET bottles I found on Amazon. First time I've used them. I like them.

 

[RodBone]

I have to look into them.

 

[RodBone]

You think a little of sparkloid would it help along? It is holding a Mt.Dew like haze.

 

[scurry64]

You think a little of sparkloid would it help along? It is holding a Mt.Dew like haze.

It might. You've already added it once, right? If it's colder outside than inside where you live, it might benefit from the cooler temperature.

 

[RodBone]

I looked at it earlier it is starting to clear again. So I’m going to hold off on adding anymore since it is doing itself.