Must have been a cheap kit. Oh well, that does not mean it will not turn
out. The best rule with a strange kit is to follow the instructions exatly
as given. But then I frequently break rules -- any rules.

Ray

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> I tried, Ray. The web nor the can gave any firm contact details
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> On Feb 20, 2:02 pm, "Ray Calvert" > wrote:
>> IT might be good to contact them and ask them for their reasoning. Most
>> wine kit companies are more than happy to answer your questions. It may
>> have to do with the yeast rather than the wine. I have seen instructions
>> for starting wine by sprinkling dry yeast on the surface and not stirring
>> it
>> in. The second day you stir it only down about 1 inch. The third day
>> you
>> stir it several inches down. after that you can stir it all the way
>> down.
>> Supposedly this keeps the rapidly multiplying yeast cells near the
>> surface
>> where they can get for air which is necessary during reproduction. But
>> contact the company and let us know what they say.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>> "snpm" > wrote in message
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>> > Vintners harvest fruit base kit for elderberry advises to stir every
>> > day, being careful to only stir the top half of the wine and not
>> > disturb the deiment in the primary during primary fermentaton.
>>
>> > I plan to ignore this unless, perhaps, one of you can give me a good
>> > reason for this and why I have never seen such an instruction before?
>>
>> > Cheers
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