Slow start

[Alcohol]

I have started some Marrow Wine fermenting on the pulp [no sugar]
I added yeast straight onto the must and it started soon afterwards.
The next day it had stopped I think it was to cold in the night.
1. Do I have to get the yeast going on the must.
Or
2. Could I strain add sugar and move onto Dj as it would be easier to keep them warm.

As you can tell I'm a newby any advice would be welcome.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

The recipe below suggests it should ferment without the sugar for at least 4 days, it looks like the temperature may be too cold, can you heat it or put it in a warmer place?

Peel and slice marrow and place in fermentation bucket. Pour on the boiling water and stir thoroughly. When cool add all the ingredients except the sugar. Cover and leave for four days, stirring twice daily. Strain through a fine sieve and stir in the sugar. Put into a demijohn and fit an airlock to seal the jar.

Store in a warm place and allow the fermentation to work. When fermentation has ceased, rack the wine into a clean jar and place in a cooler environment and leave. When the wine is clear and stable siphon into bottles.

 

[Alcohol]

I'll try putting it near a radiator and cover with a sleeping bag at night.
Will it get a yeast taste if the yeast is inactive ?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Dip a finger in it and find out. :wink:

 

[Alcohol]

By the way thanks for the rapid reply. It's my first time on here.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Glad i could help. :wink:

 

[Alcohol]

Put the fermentation bin back near radiator and it seems to have started to fiz again and smells sweet.
So bought a fish tank heater to keep temp up overnight.

 

[Gorty]

Has the fish tank heater got a thermostat? With that and the radiator and possibly a sleeping bag you could end up with the opposite problem, your wine getting too warm for the yeast.

 

[Alcohol]

The fish tank heater did have a thermostat but not very accurate.
Next time will set it on minimum.
As you say it got a bit to hot so I strained it into DJ's added sugar and it's now bubbling away merrily.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You could try the water bath method which would make reading the water temperature easy.