A Fast Ferment
November 29th, 2005 | 
Author: An observation on the blackberry wine I started on the 17th of November. Using this recipe included using Lalvin DV10 yeast.
As I noted the other day, I racked it from a primary into a secondary fermentation vessel 9 days later. After I finished racking, there was no sign of any further fermentation going on and the Specific Gravity was 0.092 – that’s about as dry as it’s going to get, I’m sure.
This is my first use of DV10 yeast and I’m wondering if it always provides such a quick fermentation.
The blueberry wine which I started a couple of days earlier had a starting Specific Gravity of 1.104. Nine days later, the SG was 1.020.
After racking, the blackberry wine also was an interesting colour – very close to a blood red. Mind you, that’s with a lot of “stuff” still mixed in before it starts to settle.
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