{"id":3885,"date":"2023-05-04T19:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/?p=3885"},"modified":"2023-05-04T19:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T19:36:33","slug":"how-to-avoid-a-stuck-fermentation-during-the-spring-wine-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/how-to-avoid-a-stuck-fermentation-during-the-spring-wine-harvest\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid a Stuck Fermentation during the Spring Wine Harvest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to avoid a stuck fermentation<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3432\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/98341038_10158192508073903_8224832027896053760_o.jpg\" alt=\"winemaking-wine must-how to make wine-winemaking instructions-musto wine grape\" width=\"510\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/98341038_10158192508073903_8224832027896053760_o.jpg 840w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/98341038_10158192508073903_8224832027896053760_o-263x300.jpg 263w, http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/98341038_10158192508073903_8224832027896053760_o-768x878.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How can you tell if you have a stuck fermentation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your wine is stuck at 2-5 Brix for more than a few days<\/li>\n<li>Your wine tastes <strong><em>very<\/em><\/strong> sweet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What causes a stuck fermentation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High sugar levels &#8211; 26+ Brix<\/li>\n<li>High fermentation temperatures<\/li>\n<li>Low nutrient levels<\/li>\n<li>Must not punched down or mixed during fermentation<\/li>\n<li>Inncorrect yeast strain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>So.. how can you avoid it?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have high Brix you can water back your must<\/li>\n<li>You can ice down your must with dry ice or frozen water jugs<\/li>\n<li>Add the correct amount of nutrients during fermentation<\/li>\n<li>Punch down and mix must reguarly<\/li>\n<li>Research and add the appropriate yeast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Not using yeast? Doing a native ferment? Here are some tips to avoid a stuck fermentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep cellar CLEAN &#8211; the cleaner the cellar the less bacteria has the opportunity to flourish and kill your batch<\/li>\n<li>Check your Brix and make sure they are manageable, if high, water back<\/li>\n<li>Keep track of your fermentation temperatures<\/li>\n<li>Keep the temperature in your winemaking cellar as constant as possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A stuck fermentation can be painful. We highly suggest you take the neccessary steps to avoid it!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Need to fix your stuck fermentation? Check out our video on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemakinginstructions.com\/offers\/qJos9F7c\/checkout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WinemakingInstructions.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and this <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/sos-stuck-sluggish-fermentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fixing a Stuck Fermentation Blog Post<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For exact measurements and instructions, follow the directions on the manufacturer&#8217;s packaging, contact a winemaker at Musto Wine Grape Company for assistance, or download our Full Class offering at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemakinginstructions.com\/store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WinemakingInstructions.com<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">We&#8217;re here to help when you need it<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As stated above, Musto Wine Grape offers a variety of products as well as services including testing and support. Email winemaker@juicegrape.com or call (877) 812 &#8211; 1137 to speak with someone who can assist you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to avoid a stuck fermentation How can you tell if you have a stuck fermentation? Your wine is stuck at 2-5 Brix for more than a few days Your wine tastes very sweet What causes a stuck fermentation? High sugar levels &#8211; 26+ Brix High fermentation temperatures Low nutrient levels Must not punched down [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[1562,474,464,1564,1563,470,469,13],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/measuring-and-adjusting-your-must_insta.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ZM5f-10F","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3885"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3885"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4146,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3885\/revisions\/4146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.juicegrape.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}