10-19-2011, 11:37 AM
Hi all, great forum.
I started my first brews with 2 two Lt plastic bottles; one with red wine and the other with mead. I followed the instructions included to the letter. After just two days I started seeing the fermentation at the top of both batches indicated by a thin layer of very small white bubbles. Since this is my first time doing this I thought that the process seemed te be somewhat "stuck" so I read the forums and decided to add a bit more sugar and yeast.
I opened both bottles, very slowly since they both had a lot of pressure and added the extra ingredients, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/4tsp of yeast. re-sealed and waited. After 3 more days the red wine has a tiny layer of very small white bubbles on top and the mead looks flat. Both bottles are hard and the EZ caps are "popped up" as before.
Have I ruined my batch? and What physical evidence can I observe regarding the fermenting process?
Thanks in advance.
I started my first brews with 2 two Lt plastic bottles; one with red wine and the other with mead. I followed the instructions included to the letter. After just two days I started seeing the fermentation at the top of both batches indicated by a thin layer of very small white bubbles. Since this is my first time doing this I thought that the process seemed te be somewhat "stuck" so I read the forums and decided to add a bit more sugar and yeast.
I opened both bottles, very slowly since they both had a lot of pressure and added the extra ingredients, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/4tsp of yeast. re-sealed and waited. After 3 more days the red wine has a tiny layer of very small white bubbles on top and the mead looks flat. Both bottles are hard and the EZ caps are "popped up" as before.
Have I ruined my batch? and What physical evidence can I observe regarding the fermenting process?
Thanks in advance.