On Sep 4, 9:40 pm, Tater > wrote:
> On Sep 3, 3:16 pm, Tater > wrote:
>
> > once I know yeast *is* active, i'll probably pull 2-3 gallons into a 5
> > gallon pail to primary in, until i am sure foam is nto an issue. might
> > put it back then, not sure. sg at 18 hours (about) is 1.095 and temp
> > is 72 degrees
>
> yeast is active in both primaries now, both with big heads of foam. SG
> dropped to 1.070 and has the fizzy taste expected at this stage.
>
yikes. checked after i got home today and it has dropped to 1.040.
still foaming, but i think it had stopped for the most part. will
probably rack and airlock tommorrow and clean everything for the next
batch.

tastes like fizzy wine. very acidic fizzy wine. any suggestions?