u/Insertfakename999

Freezer temp swings 5-50 degrees

Noticed the ice cream was too soft…
Cleaned the coils which are completely different than my other fridge. It’s apparently a “no clean” type. But they were very dirty. It’s been over 24 hours & I bought some thermometers.
What’s weird is the fridge doesn’t seem to be fluctuating as much.
It’s in a basement, secondary fridge.
Any suggestions? I hate buying new stuff if I can fix it

u/Insertfakename999 — 6 days ago

Question: can I leave it 3-4 days as is to add the better yeast when I get back?

3rd time making wine, last batch got flied. First was decent. This is a mixture of plums, grapes & tart cherry juice, raisins (last was just grapes). My yeast was stored in the fridge for a good few months, maybe a year? Probably not though. (Next time I’ll proof it before adding). Primary fermentation was active right away but slowed down quicker than last time.
Carboy after 7 days bc I’m going out of town & didn’t want to wait, there’s no one to stir, plus I’m paranoid of fruit flies now but there are zero in the house.
So, it seems way less bubbly than my first batch but there are a few bubbles. The s locks are even. I searched & it seems like I can go ahead and add more yeast but the brew shop doesn’t open till 12 & I’m out of here by 10. Searched bread yeast & it’s “controversial” but would work but it sounds like not the end result I would want.
What would you do?

u/Insertfakename999 — 20 days ago