Have I ruined my wine?

[slipperz]

Hi,

I started a 6 bottle california connoisseur kit yesterday, the room was quite cool so I used a brew belt to warm it up to aid fermenting without thinking!

It was almost boiling, so is the yeast now dead and should I just get some more to add from a home brew shop, any suggestion which yeast if this is the case? Does it have to be a wine yeast?

Thankyou.


SLIPPERZ

[Hoppkins]

Yes wine yeast is quite different to ale yeast.

A brew belt shouldnt get a brew all that hot as I understand O_O

[slipperz]

Thanks for the replies

Is the brew belt is for 5 gallon brews and not 1 gallon brews? I did not measure the temperature of the wine but it was very hot indeed!!

Somebody else said that I may be getting my "boiling" mixed up with fermenting

Starting SG was 1080 and now is around 1030. That's after 24hrs. So shall I take another SG tomorrow or bung some more yeast in? All I have here is a pot of youngs wine and beer yeast.

It still feels quite warm, as I cant keep a steady 20 deg anywhere in the house i have wrapped it up in an old towel. It looks like it's still fermenting, no bubbles through airlock but a lot of fizzing!

Thanks

SLIPPERZ

[lockwood1956]

Just leave it to do its thing, no more yeast required.....

regards
Bob