pretty common kit from reading around, and seems to get decent
results. Well, I understand what you are saying but I couldnt do it. I
stirred as normal and it seems to be doing great now in the secondary.
Just for the record. Sometime I think we forget just how amazingly
long on the record our group postings are going to be here!

On Feb 22, 2:23 pm, "Ray Calvert" > wrote:
> 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
>
> "snpm" > wrote in message
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> ups.com...
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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.
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> >> Ray
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> >> "snpm" > wrote in message
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> roups.com...
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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.
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> >> > 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?
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> >> > Cheers
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