On Sep 3, 4:20 pm, Kentucky > wrote:
> On Aug 23, 5:37 pm, Joe Sallustio > wrote:
>
> > K1V is practically indestructible...
>
> > You will probably need at least 1 gallon to replace what you rack out
> > once it settles down because K1V settles pretty nicely. There are a
> > lot more solids than you might expect in the first rack. It should
> > finish up in a few days and start to settle down. You will be better
> > able to predict how much you need then. The day before you rack take
> > the carboy and twist it sharply to get some of the sediment on the
> > walls to settle too.
>
> > Joe
>
> How long do you suppose this K1V can crank ??
> It is Sept 3rd and it has slowed down a little but is still going
> strong.
> By my reckoning it has been in the carboy for 12 days now.
> Could the wine have gone into a second ferment ?
> I suspect the alcohol content is getting up there considering I
> started with a SG of 1.120
> and went into the secondary at SG 1.022.
> What do you all think is going on ?

K1 is a bayanus strain, i.e, stronger that regular wine yeast. Its
alcohol tolerance is 18% so at your starting sg, it will most likely
take the wine to dryness (sg 0.990 - 0.993). It's not a second
ferment, it's still the primary fermentation only in a carboy - the
vessel doesn't really matter to the yeast.

Pp