How old was the yeast?

If it is older than a month or two with 10% alcohol above it there
will be a considerable wait for it to start....a lot longer than 2
days.



wrote:
I tried this for my last batch of Chardonnay. I took the leftover lees
from 15 gallons and put it in a 1 gallon jug, used fresh juice, and
waited.

Nothing happened.

After 2 days I pitched fresh yeast and everything proceeded just fine.
In the end it cost me an additional 1.54$ for the 3 yeast packets.

Instead of tossing that wine I am letting it undergo sur lees... we'll
see how it comes out.

I will not reuse yeast from wine again.


Dumpster wrote:
Can you use leftover lees from a 5 gallon batch and some yeast energizer to
start a smaller (1 gallon) batch?