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Default slow fermentation question...more info likely people would want


forgot to mention, this is per terry garey's rich apple recipe
multiplied up for five gallons, and includes yeast nutrient.

snpm wrote:
> I am making a five gallon apple juice concentrate. I am a learner. I am
> in the secondary, and it has been plip plopping fermentation at the
> rate of about one surfacing bubble a second for over a month, after ten
> days in the primary. Yeast is champagne and the room temp is 75-80
> depending day or night.
>
> Now, I'm not in a hurry. Takes as long as it takes, but here is my
> question...
>
> Why is this still visibly bubbling away after a month in the secondary?
> Is this a problem? If it is, is there something I should do?
>
> Again, I'm not in a hurry, but Im not used to seeing such a long
> fermentation at such a rate of bubble production. It's made me curious
> to ask the group what you all think.
>
> Any thoughts/advice/observations?
>
> Thanks
>
> Sean